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happen, or if a supply of home-grown beans is not 

 available, or decorticated cotton cake is compara- 

 tively cheaper than bean meal, the latter could be sold, 

 and decorticated cotton cake, which is also an astrin- 

 gent, used to replace it. When fed in conjunction with 

 decorticated cotton cake, the rye can be used more 

 liberally, say up to 8 st. per day, or 2 lbs. of ground 

 beans with 2 lbs. of crushed oats. 



With this quantity, 4 lbs. of decorticated cotton cake 

 would be necessary to form a suitable ration, without 

 any long fodder. 



