ANIMAL FEEDING. 



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Compounding Rations with Reference to Cost. 



128. Use the following feeding stuffs for compound- 

 ing a ration for a dairy cow weighing 1,000 pounds and 

 giving 22 pounds of milk daily. Timothy worth $20 per 

 ton, corn stover $5, corn $20, and oats $30. What is the 

 daily cost of the ration ? 



129. Use the following feeding stuffs for compound- 

 ing a ration for the same cow : Cowpea hay, worth $10 pei 

 ton; clover hay, $10; cottonseed meal, $32; and wheat 

 bran, $24. What is the daily cost of the ration ? 



130. What is the difference in cents of the daily cost 

 between these two rations ? Yearly cost ? 



PURE-BRED DAIRY CATTLE AT PASTURE, 



