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How many pounds of dry matter would it contain ? How many pounds 

 of digestible material? Would it be a good ration? Will it satisfy 

 the conditions given in paragraph 276? 



4. A man has corn stalks, clover hay and corn. He can buy wheat 

 bran at $22 per ton, gluten meal at $20, and oil meal at $30. Which 

 ones shall he buy in order to make a balanced ration for cows? What 

 will the nutritive ratio of the feed be? Will this ration satisfy the 

 conditions in paragraph 276? 



5. Prepare a ration for fattening steers that weigh 1,200 pounds 

 each, using alfalfa and corn. 



6. Prepare a ration for a farm horse at moderate work, using 

 timothy hay, corn and oats. 



7. Prepare a similar ration for a farm horse while at rest. 



8. How much of each feed will it take for a year for a team of 

 horses each weighing 1,500 pounds, supposing that the team works 

 half of the time ? 



9. What are the common feeds of your region? For what purpose 

 are the animals fed? Prepare rations for them. 



10. Find out exactly what some persons are feeding. Find the 

 nutritive ratio, total dry matter and digestible matter in the ration, 

 and see whether it agrees with the standards. If not, how may it be 

 improved ? 



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Farmers' Bulletins Nos.: 



22. The Feeding of Farm Animals. 

 170. Principles of Horse-Feeding. 

 186. Rations for Laying Hens, pp. 23-27. 

 202. Home-Grown Protein for Dairy Cows, pp. 22-24. 

 222. Weight Per Quart of Feeds, pp. 17, 18. 



Grain Rations, pp. 18, 19. 



Horse Feeding, pp. 17-24. 



Silage for Cows, pp. 31, 32. 

 225. Mineral Matter for Chickens, pp. 26, 27. 

 233. Condimental Feeds, pp. 21, 22. 



Methods of Feeding Skimmed Milk to Calves, pp. 22-25 



Animal Food for Ducklings, pp. 25, 26. 

 251. Cheap Dairy Rations, pp. 26-30. 



Cottonseed Meal for Hogs, pp. 30-32. 



