EXERCISE 43. COMPARISONS OF RELATIVE ECONOMY OF FEEDING STUFFS 



(Reference, Productive Feeding, Chapter X) 



Problem 1 : Which is the more economical brand of linseed meal to buy, 

 one guaranteed to contain 32.5 per cent protein and 8 per cent fat, costing 

 $36.50; or one containing 35 per cent protein, 6 per cent fat, costing $40 per 

 ton? 



Problem 2: Which is the more economical brand of wheat bran to buy, 

 one guaranteed to contain 16.5 per cent protein and 4.5 per cent fat, cost- 

 ing $26 a ton, or one containing 13 per cent protein, 4 per cent fat, costing 

 $23 a ton. 



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