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TABLE I FEEDING STANDARDS Continued 



B Per day and per head. 



Various investigators have condensed the results of many 

 experiments and much practical experience into what are called 

 "feeding standards," which attempt to state what is in general, 

 and under average conditions, a good ration for the purpose in 

 view. While these standards cannot be considered as mathe- 

 matically exact, still large practical experience has demonstrated 

 their great value as aids to feeders. 



In Table /, under the title of Feeding Standards, are given the 

 approximate requirements of various classes of animals and under 

 varying conditions. These standards are mostly from German 

 sources, but they have been found very helpful to American 

 feeders. They are presented here as arranged by Armsby, in 

 Circular of Information No. 1, "Computation of Rations for Farm 

 Animals," Pennsylvania State College. The standards are for ani- 

 mals of 1,000 pounds live weight, and may be increased or dimin- 

 ished for larger or smaller animals, though it is probab'e that the 

 individuality of the animal, its power to assimilate and produce, 

 will have more to do with the varying of the ration than its weight. 



