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FARM MANAGEMENT 

 FEEDING ANIMALS 



136. Balanced rations. It is necessary that animals 

 have enough of each of the different food elements as well 

 as that the total amount be enough. In regions where 

 the hay is nearly all alfalfa, clover, or some other legume 

 there is usually little difficulty about balanced rations. 

 If the roughage is largely timothy, corn stalks, corn silage, or 

 other non-leguminous hay, it is necessary to study the 

 feeds used to be sure that they contain enough nitrogen. 

 With dairy cows this is usually accomplished if one-third 

 of the grain feed is high in protein, one-third medium in 

 protein, and one-third low in protein. 



137. Short method of balancing rations for cows. The 

 following is a short method of balancing rations devised 

 by H. H. Wing: 



The ordinary grain feeds may be divided into three 

 groups : low protein (less than 12 per cent) ; medium 



