PRINCIPLES OF STOCK FEEDING 



PERCENTAGE DIGESTIBILITY BY HORSES 



Dry 

 matter 

 Per ct 

 Dried Fodders : 

 Timothy hay in full bloom, well 



cured 43.5 



New corn product 49.9 



Grains : 



Dent corn, unground 74.4 



Corn meal, ground SS.4 



White oats, first quality, un- 

 ground 72.4 



Oats, same material as above, 



ground 75.7 



Sorghum seed 04.0 



TABLE 5 



CONVENIENCE TABLE 



Showing pounds of dry matter and digestible food ingredients in 100 pounds 

 of feeding stuffs; also fuel value, nutritive ratio, and protein-equating factor, a. 



Total Carbo- Fuel Nutri- Protein- 

 dry hy- value, tive equating 

 Feeding stuff matter Protein drates Fat calories ratio factor 



lbs lbs lbs lbs Per lb 

 Green fodder: 



Corn fodder (av. all varieties) .20.7 1.10 12.0S 0.37 200 1:11.7 90.9 



Kafir corn fodder 27.0 0.87 13.80 0.43 291 1:17.0 114.9 



Sorghum fodder 20.0 0.00 12.20 0.40 254 1:22.0 100.7 



Rape 14.3 2.10 8.65 0.32 214 1: 4.3 40.3 



Rye fodder 23.4 2.05 14.11 0.44 319 1: 7.4 48.8 



Oat fodder 37.8 2.44 17.99 0.97 -120 1: S3 41.0 



Redtop, in bloom 34.7 2.00 21.24 0.58 4.17 1: 10.9 48.5 



Orchard grass, in bloom 27.0 1.91 15.91 0.58 355 1: 52.4 



Meadow fescue, in bloom 30.1 1.49 10.78 0.42 357 1:11.9 07.1 



Timothy, different stages 38.4 2.01 21.22 0.04 459 1: 11:*, 40 S 



Kentucky blue grass 34.9 2.00 17.78 0.09 409 1: 7.3 37.6 



Hungarian grass 28.9 1.92 15.03 0.30 341 1: 8.6 52.1 



Red clover, different stages. . .29.2 3.07 14.82 0.09 301 1: 5.3 32.(5 



Crimson clover 19.3 2.10 9.31 0.44 231 1: 4.8 40.3 



Alfalfa, different stages 28.2 3.89 11.20 0.41 207 1: 3.1 25.7 



Cowpea 10.4 1.08 8,08 0.25 102 1 : 5.1 59.5 



Soy bean 28.5 2.79 11.82 0.03 29S 1: 4.7 35.8 



Corn silage (recent analyses) .25.0 1.21 15.50 0.88 330 1:13.7 82.0 



" fodder, field cured . r >7.8 2.34 32.34 1.15 093 1:14.9 42.7 



" stover, field cured 59.5 1.98 33.10 0.57 077 1:17.4 50.5 



Kafir corn stover, field cured. .80.8 1.82 41.42 0.98 845 1:24.0 55.0 



..57.7 3.22 48.72 1.15 1,014 1:15.9 31.1 



Sorghum silage 23.9 0.00 14.90 0.20 290 1: 25.0 166.7 



fodder, cured 90.0 2.00 53.20 1.70 1,109 1: 21.9 38.5 



Hay from — 



Barley S9.4 5.11 35.94 1.55 82S 1: 7.7 19.0 



Oats 84.0 4.07 33.35 1.07 700 1: 9.1 24.0 



Orchard grass 90.1 4.7S 41.99 1.40 929 . 1 : 9y4 20.9 



Redtop 91.1 4.S2 40.83 0.95 1,000 1: 10.2 20.8 



Timothy (all analyses) 80.8 2.89 43.72 1.43 927 1:10.2 34.0 



Kentucky blue grass 78.8 4.70 37.40 1.99 809 1: 8.8 21.0 



Hungarian grass 92.3 4.50 51.07 1.34 1,101 1:12.2 22.2 



Meadow fescue 80.0 4.20 43.34 1.73 957 1: 11.3 23.S 



Mixed grasses 87.1 4.22 43.20 1.33 939 1 : 11.0 23.7 



Rowen (mixed) 83.4 7.19 41.20 1.43 9G0 1: 0.2 13.9 



Buffalo grass 50.1 0.20 42.01 1.28 950 1: 7.2 10.1 



Prairie grass 51.5 0.01 40.90 1.97 900 1 : S4.2 103.9 



Mixed grasses and clover 87.1 0.10 42.71 1.40 970 1: 7.5 10.2 



Red clover 84.7 7.3S 38.15 1.81 923 1: 5.7 13.0 



Alsike clover 90.3 8.15 41.70 1.30 984 1: 5.5 12.3 



White clover 90.3 11.40 41.82 1.48 1,053 1: 3.9 8.7 



q, From Kansas station, Bulletin No. 115, by J, T. Willard, 



