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THE I'KlNCirLKS OF A(;UICL:LTrRK. 



less than one thousand ])onn(ls is found by increasing or 

 diminishing the given amounts proportionately. Thus, a 

 horse weighing twelve hundred pounds should receive 

 one tilth more than the amounts given for one thousand 

 pounds. 



Albuminoids, Jujiiicdlent of Carbo-hydrates, and Nutritive Ratio. 



Kinds of Food. 



Average hay 



Clover liay 



Timothy hay 



Oat straw 



Wheat straw 



Rice straw 



Corn fodder 



Fodder corn (green) . . 

 Ensilage (Western irorn) . 

 Cow-pea vines (dried) . . 



Indian corn 



Oats 



Barley 



Wheat 



Kice 



Buckwheat 



Peas 



Sorghum (grain) . . . 



Wheat bran 



Wheat middlings . . . 

 Cotton-seed meal 

 Lins^eed meal (old process) 



Gluten meal 



Brewers' grains (dried) . 



Apples 



Pumpkins 



Potatoes 



Turnips 



Milk . 



Skimmed milk .... 



Buttermilk 



Whey 



Digestible 



5.40 

 7.82 

 4.67 

 1.44 

 0.85 

 1.92 

 3.00 

 1.19 

 1.10 

 9.50 



8.16 



8.4« 



9.04 



9.32 



5.92 



7.70 



20.20 



6.84 



11.72 



11.00 



35.75 



25.85 



23.30 



14.52 



0.30 

 0.40 



2 10 

 1.10 



3 20 

 3.50 

 3.00 

 1.00 



(arbo-hjdrates 

 with Fat X 2.44. 



Nutritive 

 Ratio. 



43 44 



43.89 

 43.76 

 44.23 

 39.02 

 41.67 

 42.27 

 11.63 

 12.28 

 40.29 



76.28 

 55.72 

 65.31 

 70.89 

 71.73 

 53.70 

 58.55 

 60.90 

 50.90 

 55.41 

 50 68 

 4:1.80 

 00.2() 

 49.05 



12.90 

 7..S4 



22.29 

 6.34 



13.78 

 6.71 

 7.84 

 6.50 



to 8 

 to 5.6 

 to 9.4 

 to 30.7 

 to 45.9 

 to 21.7 

 to 14 

 to 9,8 

 to 11.2 

 to 4.2 



to 9.3 

 to 6.6 

 to 6.8 

 to 7.7 

 to 12.1 

 to 7 



2.9 

 8.9 

 4.3 

 4.8 

 1.4 

 1.7 

 2 6 

 3.4 



to 4.3 

 to 18.4 

 to 10.6 



to 5.8 



4.3 

 1.9 

 2(> 



6.6 



