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CANADIAN FARM YEAR BOOK. 



WOLFE-LEHMAN FEEDING STANDARDS.— (Continued.) 



Digestible Nutriments 



Total 



Animal Dry Protein Carbo Fat 



Matter- Hydrate* 



Pounds Pounds Pounds Pounds 

 Brood sows 22 2.5 15 5 0.4 



Fattening swine — 



Firstperiod 36 4.5 25.0 0.7 



Second period 32 4.0 24.0 0.5 



Third period 25 2.7 18.0 0.4 



Growing Cattle — 

 Dairy Breeds — 



2 to 3 months old, weighing about 



150 pounds 23 4.0 13.0 2.0 



3 to 6 months' old, weighing about 



300 pounds 24 3.0 12.8 1.0 



6 to 12 months* old, weighing 



about 500 pounds 27 2.0 12.5 0.5 



12 to 18 months' old, " weighing 



about 700 pounds 26 1.8 12.5 0.4 



18 to 24 months' old, weighing 



about 900 pounds 26 1.5 12.0 0.3 



Beef Breeds — 



2 to 3 months' old, weighing about 



160 pounds 23 4.2 13.0 2.0 



3 to 6 months* old, weighing about 



330 pounds 24 3.5 12.8 1.5 



6 to 12 months' old, weighing 



about 550 pounds 25 2.5 13,2 0.7 



12 to 18 months* old, weighing 



about 750 pounds 24 2.0 12.5 0.5 



18 to 24 months* old, weighing 



about 950 pounds 24 1.8 12.0 0.4 



Growing Sheep: 

 Wool Breeds — 



4 to 6 months' old, weighing about 



60 pounds 25 3.4 15.4 0.7 



6 to 8 months' old, weighing about 



75 pounds 25 2.8 13.8 0.6 



8 to 11 months' old, weighing 



about 80 pounds 23 2.1 11.5 0.5 



11 to 15 months' old, weighing 



about 90 pounds 22 1.8 11.2 0.4 



15 to 20 months' old, weighing 



about 100 pounds 22 1.5 10.8 0.3 



Mutton Breeds — ^ — 



4 to 6 months' old, weighing about 



60 pounds 26 4.4 15.5 0.9 



6 to 8 months' old, weighing about 



80 pounds 26 3.5 15.0 0.7 



8 to 1 1 months' old, weighing about 



100 pounds 24 3.0 14.3 0.5 



11 to 15 months' old, weighing about 



120 pounds 23 2.2 12.6 0.5 



15 to 20 months* old, weighing about 



150 pounds 22 2.0 12.0 0.4 



Growing swine: 

 Breeding stock — 

 2 to 3 months' old, weishing about 



Fuel 

 Value 



Pounds 

 35,170 



57,800 

 54.200 

 40,200 



40,050 

 33,600 

 29,100 

 28,300 

 26,350 



40,450 

 36.650 

 32,150 

 29,100 

 27.350 



37,900 

 33,400 

 27,400 

 25,850 

 24.150 



40.800 

 37,350 

 34.300 

 29,650 

 27,750 



