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THE STOCKFEEDER'S COMPANION 



together constituting the ration ; e.g., with a horse 

 receiving per day 14 Ibs. oats, 2 Ibs. beans, 18 Ibs. hay, 

 and 10 Ibs. swedes, we shall need to calculate the 

 amount present in 14 Ibs., 2 Ibs., 18 Ibs. and 10 Ibs. 

 respectively. The digestible nutrients in these foods 

 are as follows : 



Fourteen pounds of oats would then contain ,',/,, th of the 

 digestible constituents mentioned above ; if, therefore, 

 the digestible constituents for each food are multiplied 

 by the number of pounds taken in the ration and 

 divided by 100, the actual amounts of nutrients in 

 the ration will be ascertained. 



* The division by 100 is only shown by pushing the decimal place two places 

 forward. 



.*. 0.94 x 2.3+ 15.44-7-5.60 will give the albuminoid ratio 



or 2.162 + 15.44 + 5.60 



or 17.602 + 5.60 



Hence the albuminoid ratio of this ration is as i : 3-14. 



