358 SCIENTIFIC FEEDING OF ANIMALS 



Table I it is seen that the four feeding-stuffs 

 contain : — 



Starch 



30 lbs. mangels 

 8 „ hay 

 10 

 25 



straw . 

 brewers' grains 



25-0 



According to the feeding standards, 



Table III, there should be given 25*0 



i"*i 



175 



9'43 



10-5 



0-44 



1 "07 



A feeding-stuff which will serve to make the 

 ration up to the standard is then sought, and it is 

 calculated what quantity is necessary for the 

 purpose. In this way a large number of suitable 

 foods or mixtures are found, as, for example, those 

 given below : — 



The small differences from the feeding standards, 

 which are seen above, are absolutely unimportant, 

 for in no case can the nutritive value of a food-stuff 



