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APPENDIX 



DIGESTIBLE NUTRIENTS IN COMMON FEEDS. 



FEED 



TOTAL DRY 

 MATTER IN 

 1 LB. 



DIGESTIBLE NUTRIENTS IN 1 LB. 



Protein 



Caibohy- 

 d rates 



Fat (Ether 



Extract) 



Alone 



In Decimal Fractions of One Pound 



NUTRIENT 



RATIO PRO- 

 TEIN TO 



CARBOHY- 

 DRATES 



AND FATS 



Clover Silage 280 



Alfalfa Silage 275 



Hay and Straw: 



Timothy Hay .868 



Mixed Grass and Clover 859 



Kentucky Blue Grass Hay . . .788 



Orchard Grass Hay 901 



Hungarian Hay 923 



Barnyard Millet Hay 890 



Mixed Grass Hay 871 



Mixed Rowen 834 



Alfalfa Hay 916 



Red Clover Hay .847 



Alsike Clover Hay 903 



Cowpea Hay 893 



Soy Bean Hay 887 



Vetch Hay 887 



RedtopHay 911 



Oat Hay 911 



Oat and Vetch Hay .869 



Corn Fodder (Field Cured) . .578 

 Corn Stover (Field Cured) . .595 



Peanut Hay 924 



Wheat Straw 904 



Oat Straw 908 



Barley Straw 858 



Rye Straw 929 



Pea Vine Straw 864 



Soy Bean Straw 899 



Kaffir Corn Stover 808 



White Clover... .903 



.020 

 .030 



.028 

 .064 

 .048 

 .049 

 .045 

 .072 

 .059 

 .079 

 .110 

 .068 

 .084 

 .108 

 .108 

 .129 

 .048 

 .043 

 .078 

 .025 

 .017 

 .068 

 .004 

 .012 

 .007 

 .006 

 .043 

 .023 

 .018 

 .115 



.135 



.085 



.434 

 .383 

 .373 

 .423 

 .510 

 .377 

 .409 

 .401 

 .396 

 .357 

 .425 

 .385 

 .388 

 .336 

 .469 

 .464 

 .384 

 .346 

 .324 

 .419 

 .363 

 .386 

 .412 

 .406 

 .323 

 .400 

 .414 

 .418 



.010 

 .019 



.014 

 .015 

 .020 

 .014 

 .013 

 .010 

 .012 

 .015 

 .012 

 .017 

 .015 

 .011 

 .015 

 .031 

 .010 

 .015 

 .004 

 .012 

 .007 

 .030 

 .004 

 .008 

 .006 

 .004 

 .008 

 .010 

 .009 

 .014 



1 to 7.9 

 1 to 4.3 



1 to 16.6 

 1 to 6.5 

 1 to 8.7 

 1 to 9.2 

 1 to 12.0 

 1 to 5.5 

 1 to 7.4 

 1 to 5.5 

 1 to 3.8 

 1 to 5.8 

 1 to 5.4 

 1 to 3.8 

 1 to 3.9 

 1 to 3.1 

 1 to 10. 3 

 1 to 11. 6 

 1 to 50 

 1 to 14. 9 

 1 to 20.0 

 1 to 7.2 

 1 to 93.0 

 1 to 33. 6 

 1 to 60. 8 

 1 to 69.1 

 1 to 7.9 

 1 to 18.4 

 1 to 24.0 

 1 to 3.9 



