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pounds live weight will be sufficient to balance the fattening 

 ration even where no leguminous roughages are used. These 

 concentrates are also very effective when used with shelled corn 

 for summer feeding on grass. 



520. Standard rations. Some standard winter rations for 

 stock cattle are given below : 



FEED PER 1000 POUNDS 

 (Live weight) 



(0 



Corn silage 20 Ib. 



Clover hay 8 Ib. 



Oat straw 5 Ib. 



(2) 



Corn silage 15 Ib. 



Cottonseed meal .... -| Ib. 



Clover hay 5 Ib. 



Oat straw ...... i o Ib. 



(3) 



Corn silage 40 Ib. 



Cottonseed meal or linseed 



meal i Ib. 



(4) 



Corn silage 1 5 Ib. 



Alfalfa hay i o Ib. 



Oat straw 5 Ib. 



(5) 



Corn stover 20 Ib. 



Shelled corn 2^ Ib. 



Alfalfa hay 8 Ib. 



FEED PER 1000 POUNDS 

 (Live weight) 



(6) 



Corn or sorghum silage . 30 Ib. 

 Cottonseed meal or linseed 



meal ....... i Ib. 



Oat straw ...... 10 Ib. 



Shocked corn 

 Cowpea hay 



(7) 



(8) 



Shelled corn .... 

 Cowpea hay .... 

 Oat straw 



10 Ib. 

 15 Ib. 



10 Ib. 

 5 lb. 



(9) 



\y) 



Clover, cowpea, or alfalfa 



hay 15 Ib. 



Oat straw 8 Ib. 



(10) 



Kafir or sorghum silage . 1 5 Ib. 



Alfalfa hay 10 Ib. 



Oat straw 5 Ib. 



Winter rations for pure-bred herds kept in relatively high 

 condition for the inspection by prospective buyers : 



(I) (2) 



.... 2 Ib. 

 2lb. 



Ground corn 



Ground oats .... 



Linseed meal i Ib. 



Clover hay 10 Ib. 



Oat straw . . . constant supply 



Corn-and-cob meal ... 3 Ib. 



Ground oats 2 Ib. 



Bran i Ib. 



Linseed meal i Ib. 



Corn silage . . . . . 25 Ib. 



Clover hay 5 Ib. 



