140 



The Farmer's Busineas Handbook 



To illustrate how these tables maj^ be used, we 

 will examine a system of feeding which the 

 writer observed recently in a certain section of 

 New York. The section referred to is devoted 

 almost exclusively to dairying, and timothy hay 

 constitutes the greater part of the coarse fodder 

 during the feeding season. Oats are about 

 the only grain raised. Corn is purchased and 

 ground with the oats, in about equal weights, to 

 make "chop," which is fed with the hay. The 

 cows will not vary greatly from 1,000 pounds live 

 weight. While these cows are in full flow of milk 

 in the spring before pasture is ready, they are fed 

 about 20 pounds of hay and 8 pounds of chop per 

 day. Turning to the tables, we find that 20 

 pounds of hay, 4 pounds of oats and 4 pounds of 

 corn contain digestible nutrients as follows : 



Upon comparison of the nutrients furnished by 

 this ration with Wolff's standard as given in 

 Table I, it is discovered that while the dry mat- 

 ter and total nutrients are not far out of the way, 

 the protein is much too small, the carbohydrates 



