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safely fed as one-half, or as the entire grain ration if desired. The 

 less digestible protein contained in the roughage ration, the less sat- 

 isfactory results will be obtained from the sugar feeds. 



6th. The manure obtained from a bran and gluten feed ration, or 

 from a ration made up of other nitrogenous concentrates, will contain 

 more nitrogen and consequently have a higher fertilizing value than 

 that secured from the sugar feed ration. 



yth. The writer cannot, from the standpoint of economy, advocate 

 feeds of this character in place of cottonseed meal, gluten feed, dis- 

 tillers' and brewers' dried grains, malt sprouts, flour middlings, corn 

 and hominy meals. 



GRAIN RATIONS FOR STOCK. 



Most of the home grown coarse feeds are high in carbohydrates, 

 low in protein and comparatively indigestible. All of the best 

 grades of concentrates have a high degree of digestibility, and most 

 of them — excepting the cereals— are high in protein and low to 

 medium in carbohydrates. It is necessary, therefore, to feed the 

 concentrates in connection with the roughage, tirst to increase the 

 digestible matter (food actually available) and second, to increase 

 the amount of protein in the daily ration. 



Grain rations should be palatable, and bulky. Heavy concentrates 

 such as cottonseed meal, flour middlings or gluten meal, should be 

 mixed with bran, malt sprouts, distillers' grains, cut hay, or silage. 

 If not thus diluted, they are likely to be imperfectly chewed, digested 

 and assimilated, and are a frequent cause of digestion disturbances. 



There is no " best " grain ration. Some feeds give more satisfac- 

 tory results than others, and some are decidedly more economical. 

 The following mixtures are offered as types. Their relative 

 economy will depend upon the temporary market prices of their sev- 

 eral components. 



(a) Coivs in Milk. 



I. II. 



loo lbs. bran, _ loo lbs. bran, 



loo lbs. flour middlings, loo lbs. gluten feed, 



150 lbs. gluten feed, 25 lbs. cottonseed or linseed meal. 



Mix and feed (7 lbs.) 8 qts. daily. Mix and feed (7 lbs.) 8-9 qts. daily. 



