28 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



n. 



Weight of Pigs 

 (Pounds). 



Nutritive 

 Ratio. 



20 to 80, . 



80 to 125, 



125 to 100, 



Milk at disposal, and one part by weight 

 wheat bran, two parts by weight gluten 

 meal, to satisfy appetite. 



Milk at disposal and following mixture : one 

 weight part corn meal, one weight part 

 wheat bran, one weight part gluten meal, 

 to satisfy animal. 



Milk at disposal and following mixture : two 

 weight parts corn meal, one weight part 

 wheat bran, one weight part gluten meal. 



1:3.20 



1:4.00 



1:4.50 



ni. 



IV. Rations foii Farm Horses. 



While we have never carried out any direct experiments 

 with horses, the following rations, fed to our farm horses, 

 have <riven very excellent results (basis 1,000 pounds live 

 weight) : — 



(a) Light WorJc (Winter). 



Pounds. 



Hay, 15 



Wheat V)ran, 2 



Provender, 4 



(&) Medium Work. 



Pounds. 



Hay, 15 



Wheat bran, 3 



Provender, 6 



