TABLE OF CONTENTS IX 



CHAPTER XI 

 USING ENERGY VALUES FOR COMPUTING RATIONS 93 



Feeding stuffs possess energy Units of measuring heat 

 Waste of chemical energy Energy values in feeds- 

 Requirements for maintenance Requirements for 

 growth Requirements for fattening Requirements for 

 milk Requirements for work Computing a ration for 

 steers Computing a ration for dairy cows. 



CHAPTER XII 



THE COST OF THE RATION 107 



The practical question Two rations compared on basis 

 of cost Two rations for horses compared Feeding 

 stuffs vary in price Easy to swap feeds Use judgment 

 in purchasing feeds Grow the legumes. 



CHAPTER XIII 



COST OF NUTRIENTS 117 



Bulk food should be home grown Protein not solely 

 purchased Purchase of protein On basis of total 

 digestible nutrients Using judgment in getting protein 

 Roughage materials. 



CHAPTER XIV 

 FEEDING YOUNG ANIMALS 125 



Food requirements of the young Colostrum Ration 

 should be changed as age advances Nature widens the 

 ration From whole to skim milk Little trouble with 

 suckling animals Calf feeds Feeding the dairy calf 

 Feeding the beef calf The feeding of lambs The 

 feeding of pigs Feeding the foal. 



CHAPTER XV 

 THE FEEDING OF BREEDING ANIMALS 145 



Feeding the dairy cow when carrying calf At calving 

 time The brood sow : Exercise for brood sows The 

 brood mare The ewe At lambing time. 



