THE SCIENTIFIC FEEDING OF ANIMALS 

 C. Age, 6 to 12 Months. Average Live Weight, 460 Pounds 



1. 



Beets 8.0 lbs. 



Meadow hay II. . .6.0 lbs. 

 Spring cereal 



straw 4.0 lbs. 



Oat chaff 2.0 lbs. 



Malt sprouts 1.01b. 



Peanut cake 0.51b. 



Potatoes 6.0 lbs. 



Meadow hay II... 8.0 lbs. 

 Spring cereal 



straw 4.0 lbs. 



Rape cake 1.5 lbs. 



3. 

 Meadow hay II. . .6.0 lbs. 



Clover hay 4.0 lbs. 



Spring cereal 



straw 2.0 lbs. 



Coarsely ground 



barley meal 4.0 lbs. 



D. Age, 12 to 18 Months. Average Live Weight, 640 Pounds 



Potatoes 18.0 lbs. 



Meadow hay II.. 8.0 lbs. 



Oat straw 8.0 lbs. 



Rape cake 2.0 lbs. 



Rations for Growing 



A. Age, 2 to 3 

 1. 



Whole milk 6.0 lbs. 



Meadow hay I 2.0 lbs. 



Oats 1.01b. 



Flaxseed 0.61b. 



B. Age, 3 to 6 Months. Average Live Weight, 300 Pounds 

 1. 



Meadow hay I 4.0 lbs. 



Oats 2.0 lbs. 



Rye bran 2.0 lbs. 



Linseed cake 1.0 lb. 



Cattle, Beef Breeds (Daily Rations per Head) 

 Months. Average Live Weight, 150 Pounds ♦ 



2. 3. 



Whole milk 8.0 lbs. Whole milk 6.0 lbs. 



Meadow hay I. ..2.0 lbs. Meadow hay I 2.0 lbs. 



Peanut cake 0.5 lb. Pea meal 1.5 lbs. 



Rye feed meal.. .0.66 lb. 



Carrots 6.0 lbs. 



Meadow hay I 5.0 lbs. 



Palmseed cake . . .2.0 lbs. 

 Linseed cake 1.01b. 



Beets 6.0 lbs. 



Meadow hay I — 6.0 lbs. 



Malt sprouts 1.01b. 



Oats 1.01b, 



Linseed cake 0.51b. 



C. Age, 6 to 12 Months. Average Live Weight, 460 Pounds 



1. 



Beets 8.0 lbs. 



Meadow hay 1 1... 8.0 lbs. 

 Spring cereal 



straw 4.0 lbs. 



Palmseed cake ... 1.0 lb. 

 Linseed cake 2.0 lbs. 



Ensilaged beet 



pulp 20.00 lbs. 



Meadow hay II. 8.00 lbs. 

 Spring cereal 



straw 4.00 lbs. 



Oats 2.00 lbs. 



Sesame cake ... 1.00 lb. 

 Flaxseed 0.26 lbs. 



Potatoes 6.0 lbs. 



Meadow hay II. . .6.0 lbs. 

 Pea or bean 



straw 4.0 lbs. 



Oats 1.01b. 



Linseed cake 2.0 lbs. 



Rice feed meal ... 1.5 lbs. 



D. Age, 12 to 18 Months. Average Live Weight, 680 Pounds 



Clover hay 4.0 lbs. 



Pea or bean 



hay 2.0 lbs. 



Spring cereal 



straw 2.0 lbs. 



Oats 2.0 lbs. 



Rapeseed cake ...2.0 lbs. 

 Barley feed meal. .1.01b. 



3. Rations for Lambs 



~For the first three or four weeks the food for lambs consists exclus- 

 ively of the mother's milk. For breeding stock this period should be 



