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FEEDING FARM ANIMALS 



On Basis of Total Digestible Nutrients. The 

 comparative cost of digestible nutrients is deter- 

 mined in the same way and has an important bear- 

 ing on feeding farm animals. If it is necessary to 

 purchase some grain or concentrated feeding stuff, 

 in addition to a comparison of the protein, let the 

 quantity of total digestible nutrients be taken in 

 consideration also. A feeding stuff that will furnish 

 not only the protein, but the total digestible nutri- 

 ents, at the cheapest cost per pound, other things 

 being satisfactory, should certainly be the one chosen. 



Using the same feeds as before, we have the fol- 

 lowing: 



In the following table is shown the price a pound 

 of digestible nutrients when the market price a ton 

 and total digestible nutrients are given : 



