noids, and carbo hydrate equivalence, found in table B, for the cksir- 

 td condition, in which the animal is, by the live weight and move the 

 decimal point three places to the left. 



For example, a steer weighs 1250 lbs., and it is proposed 

 to fatten this animal, what amount of nutrients, (that is digest- 

 ible albuminoids and carbo-hydrate equivalence) are required ? 

 In table B, it is seen that, " oxen fattening," require daily 3.0 

 of albuminoid, and 16.5 pounds of carbo-hydrates and fat per 

 1000 pounds live weight, applying our rule we get 3X'230= 

 3750; removing the decimal three places gives 3.75 pounds of 

 albuminoids, in the same way, 16.5X1250=20625.0; remove the 

 point three places, =20.62 pounds of carbo-hydrate equivalence 

 required. 



To form a trial ration, take i % of live weight of animals 

 in hay, and i % in corn fodder, then take about ^ of one per 

 cent of one of the following concentrated feeding stuffs, cotton 

 seed, gluten, linseed, or malt sprouts, and ^ the quantity of 

 shorts, and make up the ration with corn meal and middlings, 

 a few trials will give a combination coming close enough to the 

 standards. 



12^ pounds of hay,I 



12^ pounds of corn stover, 



4/4 pounds of cotton seed meal, 



2^ pounds of shorts, 



5 pounds of middlings, 



7 pounds of corn meal, 



3.66 22.09 



There are reasons for believing that this ration is fully as 

 economical for the American farmer, as one corresponding ex- 

 actly with the German standard, our conditions differ from theirs, 

 corn is our standard grain, it is cheaply produced in the West, 

 and must constitute a considerable portion of our rations here 

 and hence a little less of albuminoids, and more of carbo- 

 hydrate eqaivalence must be used. I am satisfied from the feed- 

 ing experiments, that have been conducted on our college farm, 

 that a considerable variation from the foreign standards may be 

 economical, and that instead of a nutritive ratio of i : 5.4 for 

 cows giving milk, we can do better with a ratio of i : 6 or 7, 



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