68 FEEDING FARM ANIMALS 



The loo pounds of corn stover contain : 

 59.5 pounds of dry matter, 



1.4 pounds of protein, 

 31.2 pounds of carbohydrates, 

 0.7 pounds of fat. 



If loo pounds of corn stover contain these quan- 

 tities of digestible nutrients, then I pound contains 

 just one one-hundredth as much, or the following 

 quantities : 



595 pounds of dry matter, 



.014 pounds of protein, 



.324 pounds of carbohydrates, 



007 pounds of fat. 



Ten pounds, of course, will contain ten times the 

 quantity of I pound, or the following : 

 5.95 pounds of dry matter, 



.14 pounds of protein, 

 3.24 pounds of carbohydrates, 

 .07 pounds of fat. 



The digestible nutrients in 30 pounds of corn 

 silage are ascertained in the same manner : 



In 100 In 1 In 30 



pounds pound pounds 



Dry matter 20.9 -r- 100 = .209 x 30 = 6.27 



Protein 0.9 ^- 100 = .009 x 30 = .27 



Carbohydrates 12.6 -=- 100 = .126 x 30 = 3.78 



Fat -. 0.6 + 100 = .006 x 30 = .18 



Making the same computation for each constitu- 

 ent in clover hay, we have the following : 



In 100 In 1 In 15 



pounds pound pounds 



Dry matter 84.7 -4- 100 = .847 x 15 = 12.70 



Protein 7.1 -r- 100 = .071 x 15 = 1.06 



Carbohydrates 37.8 -4- 100 = .378 x 15 = 5.67 



Fat i 1.8 -h 100 = .18 x 15 = .27 



