There ?iXQ. fecdiug standards which tell us how much of the 

 really valuable part of the fodder (/. e., the digestible constit- 

 uents) is required daily by various classes of stock, and they are 

 based upon actual feeding, and may be depended upon as sub- 

 stantially correct. With these any man may determine for him- 

 self what quantity of fuel (that is. food) will be required to get the 

 best results from these living engines which are to produce milk. 

 beef, pork, wool, eggs, etc. 



The first step towards profitable feeding, then, is to know the 

 quantity of digestible food required. 



The " German Feeding Standards " are of inestimable value to 

 the practical farmer, if only the farmer will make use of them ; they 

 give us the daily food required under most of the conditions com- 

 monly met with on the farm. The following table is a reprint 

 from Bulletin 4 of this station : 



Table A shows the pounds of digestible nitrogenous matter 

 (albuminoids) and digestible starchy matter (non-albuminoids) re- 

 quired daily for each 1,000 pounds, live weight, of various animals, 

 and the ratio of the former to the latter, known as the Nutritive 

 Ratio. 



TABLE A. 



1,000 lbs. live weight Digestible 



reciuire dailj' Albuminoids. 



Lbs. 



Oxen at rest 0.7 



Oxen working 2.4 



Oxen fattening 3.0 



Cows giving milk 2.5 



Horses,' light work 1.8 



Growing cattle 2.5 



Sheep, for wool 1.2 



Sheep fattening 3.0 



Hogs fattening ... 4.0 



HOW TO USE THIS TABLE. 



The farmer will ask the question, What shall I do with this 

 table ? For a concise answer I would say. Use it just as your wife 

 uses her cook book. It gives you the same information relative to 

 feeding a cow that the cook book gives her when she makes cre^m 

 pie, that is, it tells the amount and kinds of digestUde material that 



