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This leaves 1.45 pounds of protein and 7.23 therms of 

 energy to be supplied by the grain. If corn is grown on the 

 farm, we will use it as far as possible in making up the grain 

 ration. The amounts to be used can only be found by trial. 

 We will start with the following : corn 6 pounds, bran 3 

 pounds, cottonseed meal 1.5 pounds. 



This ration gives more energy than is necessary and is 

 deficient in protein. Since cottonseed meal is the highest 

 in protein we will omit 1 pound of corn and increase the 

 cottonseed meal to 2 pounds. We then have : 



This ration approaches the standard closely enough for 

 practical purposes. It is not essential to have an exact 



