78 PROFITABLE DAIRYING 



Protein Carbohydrates 



Per cent. Per cent. 



Corn silage i.i 18.2 



Alfalfa hay 10.4 43.0 



Clover 6.4 38.5 



Oat straw 1.4 45.0 



Timothy hay 2.9 46.9 



Corn-meal 5.5 71.1 



Buckwheat middlings 23.7 50.5 



Pea-meal 16.8 53.1 



Wheat bran 1.28 45.4 



Oats 9-2 53-2 



Suppose a ration is being fed from the above prod- 

 ucts as follows: Silage, 30 pounds; clover hay, 12 

 pounds ; oat straw, 6 pounds ; buckwheat middlings, 4 

 pounds; wheat bran, 4 pounds. The value of this 

 ration may be calculated by removing the decimal 

 point in the above table two places to the left. This 

 will give the value of one pound. Multiply this num- 

 ber by the number of pounds being fed of each kind, 

 and add the results to give the total value of the 

 ration. Thus : 



Protein. Pounds. 



Silage 30 pounds X -Oil = .33 



Clover 12 pounds X .064 = .768 



Oat straw 6 pounds X -014 = .084 



Buckwheat .... 4 pounds X -237 = -94$ 



Wheat bran .... 4 pounds X .120 = .48 



Total protein 2.59 



Carbohydrates. Pounds 



Silage 30 pounds X .182 = 546 



Clover 12 pounds X .385 = 4-62 



Oat straw 6 pounds X -45O = 2.70 



Buckw't middlings. 4 pounds X -505 = 2.02 



Wheat bran .... 4 pounds X 454 = *& 



Total carbohydrates ... 16.61 



