ANIMAL FEEDING. 



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Digestible Nutrients in Some Common FEF.niNc Stuffs. 



Dry 

 matter 



Digestible nutrients 

 in 100 pounds 



Protein 



Carbo- 

 hydrates 



Fat 



Corn stover. ... 



Cowpea 



Clover hay 



Cottonseed hulls 

 Cottonseed meal 

 Wheat bran. 



59..S 

 89.3 

 84.7 

 88.9 

 91.8 

 88.1 



0.7 

 1.1 

 1.7 

 1.7 

 12.2 

 2.7 



Process : For a trial ration suppose we decide to take 10 

 pounds of corn stover, 10 pounds of cowpea hay, 5 pounds of 

 clover hay. The digestible nutrients in these are ascertained as 

 follows: 



Corn stover is 



59.5 per cent dry matter, 



1.7 per cent digestible protein, 



32.4 per cent digestible carbohydrates, 



0.7 per cent digestible fat. 



Therefore in 10 pounds there will be, approximately: 



Dry matter, .595 X 10 = 6.0 Pounds. 



Protein, .017 X 10 = 0.2 Pounds, 



Carbohydrates, .324 X 10 = 3.2 Pounds, 



Fat, .007 X 10 = 0.1 Pounds. 



The digestible nutrients of cowpea hay are ascertained in 

 the same way: 



Cowpea hay — 10 pounds. 



Dry matter, .893 X 10 = 8.9 Pounds, 



Protein, .108 X 10 = 1.1 Pounds, 



Carbohydrates, .386 X 10 = 3.9 Pounds, 



Fat, .011 X 10 = 0.1 Pounds. 



Clover hay — 5 pounds. 



Dry matter, .847 X 5 = 4.2 Pounds, 



Protein, .068 X 5 = 0.3 Pounds, 



Carbohydrates, .358 X 5 = 1.8 Pounds, 



Fat, .017 X 5 = 0.1 Pounds. 



Arranging these for comparison with the feeding stand- 

 ard, to see whether the proportions and quantities of 



