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TABLE IV.* 



FEEDING STANDARDS FOR FARM ANIMALS. 



THK ANIMAL. 



PER DAY PER I,OOO POUNDS LIVE WEIGHT. 



Dry 



Mat- 



DIGESTIBLE NUTRIENTS. 



Protein. 



Carbo- 

 hydrates. 



Ether Nutritive 

 Extract, ratio : i to 



1. Fattening Cattle. Lbs. Lbs. 



First period 30 2.5 



Second period 30 30 



Third period 26 



2. Growing Cattle. 

 Dairy Breeds. 



Age in Av. live wt. 

 months, per head, Ibs. 



2- 3 .... 150 .... 23 4.0 



6-12 .... 5OO .... 27 2.0 



18-24 .... (JOG .... 26 1.5 



3. Growing Cattle. 

 * B. Beef Breeds. 



2- 3 .... 160 .... 23 4.2 



6-12 .... 550 .... 25 2.5 



18-24 .... 950 .... 24 



4. Milch Cows, when 



yielding daily : 



1 1. o pounds of milk . . . 25 1.6 



16. 6 pounds of milk . . . 27 2.0 



27.5 pounds of milk ... 32 3.3 



5. Horses. 



work 20 1.5 



Medium work 24 2.0 



Heavy work 26 2.5 



6. Sheep. 



Coarse wool 20 1.2 



Fine wool 23 1.5 



7. Fattening Sheep. 



First period 30 3.0 



Second period 28 3.5 



8. Fattening Swine. 



First period 36 4.5 



Second period 32 4.0 



Third period 25 2.7 



9. Growing, Fattening 



Swine. 



Age in Av. live wt. 

 months, per head, Ibs. 



3 .... 50 .... 44 7.6 



5- 6 .... 150 .... 33 I 4.3 

 9-12 .... 300 .... 26 3.0 



Lbs. 



15.0 

 14.5 

 15-0 



13.0 

 J2-5 



12. 



13.0 

 13.2 

 12.0 



IO.O 

 II. O 

 13.0 



9-5 



II. O 



13-3 

 10-5 



12. 



15.0 

 14.5 



25.0 

 24.O 



18.0 



28.0 

 22.3 

 18.3 



Lbs. 



0.7 

 0.7 



0.4 



0.8 



0.4 

 0.6 

 0.8 



o-5 

 0.6 



0-5 

 0.4 



i.o 

 0.6 



6.5 

 5-4 

 6.2 



4-5 

 6.8 

 8-5 



4.2 

 6.0 



67 

 6.0 



4-5 



7.0 

 6.2 

 6.0 



8.5 



5-4 

 4-5 



5-9 

 6-3 



4.0 



5-5 



6.4 



* These tables are adapted from Henry's feeds and Feeding. 



