FEEDING OF FARM STOCK. 



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By adjusting foundation ration No. IV with certain 

 grains, we have the following sample ration No. 5 : 



Dry matter. 



Digestible. 



Protein. 



Carbo- 

 hydrates. 



Fat. 



Nutritive 

 ratio. 



8 lbs. mixed hay 



40 lbs. silage 



3 lbs. ground oats 



3 lbs. brewers' grains 



2 lbs. bran 



1 lb. linseed meal 



Total 



Standard 



6.97 

 7.80 

 2.67 

 2.76 

 1.76 

 .90 



.47 

 .32 

 .28 

 .55 

 .24 

 .28 



22.86 

 21.60 



2.14 

 2.16 



3.26 

 4.40 

 1.41 

 1.01 

 .71 

 .41 



11.20 

 11.70 



.10 



.20 



.12 



• 1~4 ••••• •■■• 



.05 



.03 



.64 1 to 5.9 



.54 1 to 6.0 



COST OF RATIONS. 



The cost of the five sample rations just given may be 

 computed from the following average local prices for 

 roughage and from the average prices of the grain feeds 

 in one-ton lots, at Concord, N. H. : 



'Mixed hay $10.00 per ton. 



Clover hay 10.00 per ton. 



Roughage^ Oat hay 8.00 per ton. 



Corn stover 3.50 per ton. 



Corn silage 3.00 per ton. 



fBran $22.00 



Grains 



Brewers' grains, 



Corn meal 



Cottonseed meal, 

 Gluten feed. . . . 

 Gluten meal . . . . , 

 Ground oats . . . . 

 Hominy chop. . . 

 Linseed meal ... 

 Middlings 



21.00 

 24.00 

 30.00 

 28.00 

 30.00 

 27.50 

 23.00 

 31.50 

 26.00 



per ton. 

 per ton. 

 per ton. 

 per ton, 

 per ton. 

 per ton. 

 per ton. 

 per ton, 

 per ton. 

 per ton. 



At the above prices, the cost of sample ration No. 1 

 would be: 



