FEEDS AND FEEDING. 



and near enough to the standard in protein. It is too 

 low in carbohydrates. We must correct the ration to 

 make it more nearly approximate the standard. Let 

 us add 3 Ibs. of timothy hay and see what effect it has 

 on balancing the ration. 



Digestible Digestible Digestible 



Dry Matter Protein Carbohydrates Fat 

 2 Ibs. cotton-seed 



meal 1.836 .744 .338 .244 



6 Ibs. shelled corn. . 5.364 .468 4.002 .258 



6 Ibs. wheat bran . . 5 . 286 .732 2 . 352 . 1 62 



13 Ibs. timothy hay 1 1 . 284 . 364 5-642 .182 



27 Ibs. Total 23.770 2.308 12.334 .846 



The ration as it now stands: 



Digestible Digestible Nutritive 

 Dry Matter Protein Carbohydrates Ratio 



Ration 23.77 2-3 1 H-24 1:6.2 



Standard 23 2.3 14.3 1:6.2 



It is practically impossible to get the exact amounts 

 as laid down in the standard. The above ration is 

 perhaps nearer the standard than one will ordinarily 

 approximate. 



Rations for Animals Weighing More or Less than 

 a 1,000 Ibs. If animals weigh more or less than a 

 1,000 Ibs. it is necessary to increase or decrease the 

 amounts of the feed proportionately. The nutritive 

 ratio, however, should remain the same. In the above 

 example suppose the horse weighs 1,200 Ibs., then we 

 would increase the amounts of feed one-fifth. That 

 is, instead of feeding 2 Ibs. of cotton-seed meal, 6 Ibs. 

 of shelled corn, 6 Ibs. of wheat bran and 13 Ibs. of 

 timothy hay, we would feed 2.4 Ibs. of cotton-seed 

 meal, 7.2 Ibs. of shelled corn, 7.2 Ibs. of wheat bran 

 and 15.6 Ibs. of timothy hay. If the animal weighed 

 less than 1,000 Ibs. the ration should be proportion- 

 ately reduced. Sometimes the individuality of the 

 animal must be considered. Dairy cattle weighing 

 700 Ibs., giving 25 Ibs. of milk need more feed than 



