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of milk, it is still too wide to produce the best 

 results. If the timothy hay is reduced two pounds 

 and two pounds of cottonseed meal put in its 

 place, we get: 



This ration corresponds very closely to the 

 standard, and while the purchase of the cotton- 

 seed meal will add somewhat to the expense, still 

 it is the experience of careful feeders that the 

 increased production will abundantly pay for thus 

 securing a proper balance to the ration. 



The same result may be obtained by using 

 other feeding stuffs having a narrow nutritive 

 ratio. The question is likely to be raised, Which 

 of the various feeding stuffs offered in the market 

 may most economically be used in supplementing 

 the home-grown foods to produce a balanced 

 ration ? This question is best answered by for- 

 mulating properly balanced rations containing each 

 of the foods under consideration; and by assign- 

 ing the actual market value per pound to each of 

 the constituents of the ration, its cost is readily 

 ascertained and the cheapest may be selected. 



