This ration is deficient both in total mitric/its and protein, for the 

 reason that the hay has a coijiparatively low digestibility and lacks 

 protein. If seven pounds of the hay were replaced by an equal 

 weight of corn meal, the hay and meal would furnish : 



Digestible: Protein. Fat. Carbohydrates. Total. 



Pounds, 1.5 .46 14.3 16.3 



The corn meal being a very digestible, .but a one-sided or starchy 



feed, would sufficiently increase the total digestible nutrients, but 



not the protein. 



If four pounds of the corn meal were replaced by two pounds of 



wheat brafn and two pounds of cottonseed meal, the several feeds 



would supply : 



Digestible: Protein. Fat. Carbohydrates. Total. 



Pounds, 2.30 .70 12.8 ■ 15.8 



The replacing of seven pounds of hay with three pounds of corn 

 meal, rich in digestible starchy matter, and with four pounds of 

 bran and cottonseed meal, especially rich in digestible protein, would 

 furnish the required amount of total digestible matter and digestible 

 protein. .Such a combination has been termed a balanced ration. 



H. .SUGGESTIONS TO FEEDERS. 



Concentrates have been divided into two classes, pro 

 Kinds of Con- tein feeds, and starchy or carbohydrate feeds. The 

 centrates. protein feeds are largely by-products from various 

 industries, and vary in protein content. Cottonseed,, 

 linseed, gluten meal, and distillers' grains contain from 32 to 45 

 per cent ; gluten feed, brewers' grains, malt sprouts and red dog 

 flour, from 20 to 30 per cent ; while mixed feed and wheat bran con- 

 tain only 16 to 18 per cent. The starchy feeds are represented by 

 the several cereals, such as corn, oats and barley, and by a number of 

 by-products like hominy meal and oat offal. In addition, there are 

 many mixtures offered, having oat offal for a basis, to which has 

 been added more or less corn. Some of the corn and oat mixtures 

 are fortified with a little cottonseed, gluten or other high grade mate- 

 rial, thus producing a .feed analyzing from 10 to 20 per cent of 

 protein. 



