feasible under working conditions, and yet if it should not be 

 eaten, the animal would not receive the required amount of pro- 

 tein; and besides, there would be a waste of something like 14 

 Ibs. of total carbohydrates the starchy part of the ration. 



Now let us substitute Lespedeza hay for the Timothy, along 

 with the same amount of grain (corn) ; and, in doing so, we will 

 use only 13 Ibs. of Lespedeza instead of 36 Ibs. of the Timothy : 



Digestible 



Dry Matter Protein 



Ibs. Ibs. Ibs. 



15 Shelled corn 13.35 1.18 



13 Lespedeza hay 11.57 1.04 



24.92 2.22 



Total 

 Carbohydrates 



Ibs. 



11.46 



6.04 



17.50 



The above gives practically a balanced ration and a saving of 

 23 Ibs. of hay, all of which is chiefly due to the greater percent- 

 age of protein in the Lespedeza than in the Timothy hay. 



Now let us take oats as the grain, and we will find almost a 

 similar condition: 



Digestible 



Total 

 Protein Carbohydrates 



Dry Matter 

 Ibs. Ibs. 



15 Oats (grain) 13.35 



30 Timothy hay 26.10 



39.45 



Ibs. 

 1.38 

 0.84 



2.22 



Ibs. 



8.52 



13.94 



22.46 



-Digestible- 



Ibs. 



15 Oats (grain) . , 



12 Lespedeza hay 



Dry Matter 



Ibs. 



. . 13.35 

 10.68 



Protein 

 Ibs. 

 1.38 

 0.96 



Total 



Carbohydrates 

 Ibs. 

 8.52 



5.58 



24.03 



2.34 



14.10 



