June, 1921] DIGGING UP FACTS FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE FARMS 11 



Each of these bags contains wheat feed. Each weighs 100 pounds. But an analy- 

 sis at the Station laboratory showed that $1 bought 30 per cent more feeding 

 value in the bag on the left than in the one on the right. 



BALANCED RATION— THE KEY 



Whether or not the farmer makes a profit from the grain which 

 he buys depends quite largely upon his success or failure in apply- 

 ing the principle of the balanced ration. For example: 



At the above prices, which feed or which combination of feeds 

 will give the farmer the most for his money? Knowing or not 

 knowing the answer is likely to mean the difference between 

 staying in business or quitting. 



The principles that underlie the balanced ration are being 

 worked out in the experiment stations of the country. The field 

 is so large and so important that research activities along this 

 line are being conducted in many places. Yet it is significant that 



