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BuflFalo gluten feed, 0.75 lbs. 



Cotton-seed meal, 0.25 " 



Roweu, . . » . = 0.50 " 



Corn ensilage, 4.00 '• 



Nutritive ratio, 1 : 4.6 



Total cost (approximate) , 2.04 cts, 



Manurial value obtainable, , « 1.14 " 



Net cost 0.90 " 



Linseed meal, cotton-seed meal and Chicago gluten meal 

 can be substituted one for the other without very materially 

 chano-inof the cost of the ration or its feeding effect. Buffalo 

 gluten feed and Chicago maize feed can also be used inter- 

 changeably. 



One-half pound of rowen and four to five pounds of corn 

 ensilage in a ration tend to cheapen the cost and are as 

 eftective in feeding value as one and one-half to two pounds 

 of rowen. In general, four pounds of corn ensilage can be 

 reckoned an equivalent for one pound of rowen, so far as 

 dry matter is concerned. 



The rations as given can be increased or decreased pro- 

 portionately in quantity to suit the appetite and size of the 

 animals fed. 



III. Practical Rations for Pig Feeding. 

 When skim-milk is used as a part of the daily diet in 

 feeding pigs for the market, the station feels justified, in 

 view of its feeding experiments, in recommending the fol- 

 lowing practical rations as being valuable in producing pork 

 at a minimum cost : — 



I. 



* Creamery buttermilk can be substituted for skim-milk as above with good 

 results if it can be had at a reasonable price, say 1.4 cents per gallon. 



When skim-milk is in limited supply (from four to six 

 quarts per pig) , feed as follows : — 



