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duces these cereals, and because of their deficiency in protein and 

 mineral ingredients, it will not as a rule be good economy for him to 

 purchase them in any considerable quantity excepting to supplement 

 his home products to be fed to poultry, horses and swine. Milk 

 producers on the other hand whose cultivated area is limited, and 

 who purchase all of their grain, will find it advisable to have one- 

 third of their grain ration consist of corn or hominy, in order to 

 secure the necessary digestible matter. 



Many of the proprietary dairy feeds, as well as mixtures of corn 

 and oat residues are quite deficient in protein and relatively expen- 

 sive. 



PROPRIETARY AND HOME MIXED GRAIN RATIONS. 



A home mixed ration may be prepared on the farm 



Home Mixed by combining two or three standard concentrates 



Rations. such as are to be found in nearly all local markets. 



The following types are suggested : 



I. 2. 



lOo lbs. wheat bran, loo lbs. wheat bran, 



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



150 lbs. gluten feed, 35 lbs. cottonseed meal, 



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



7 lbs. contains : 7 lbs. contains : 



1.25 lbs. digestible protein, 1.40 lbs. digestible protein, 



5.00 lbs. digestible organic matter. 4.70 lbs. digestible organic matter. 

 Ration costs 9.2 cents. Ration costs 9.3 cents. 



I lb. digestible protein costs 4.3 cents, i lb. digestible protein costs 4.17 cents 

 I lb. digestible organic matter costs i lb. digestible organic matter costs 

 1.84 cents. 2.00 cents. 



3- 4. 



125 lbs. wheat bran, 150 lbs. bran, 



100 lbs. cottonseed or linseed meal, 200 lbs. gluten feed. 



125 lbs. corn or hominy meal. Mix and feed 7 lbs. (9 qts.) daily. 

 Mix and feed 7 lbs. (8 qts.) daily. 7 lbs. contains : 



7 lbs. contains: 1.25 lbs. digestible protein, 



1.24 lbs. digestible protein, 4.80 lbs. digestible organic matter. 



4.66 lbs. digestible organic matter, Ration costs 9.1 cents. 



Ration costs 9.3 cents. i lb. digestible protein costs 4.3 cents. 

 I lb. digestible protein costs 4.46 cents. I lb. digestible organic matter costs 

 I lb. digestible organic matter costs 1.9 cents. 



2.00 cents. 



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