CATTLE RATIONS. 



FEEDING STANDABDS. 

 Per Day, and Per 1,000 Pounds, Live Weight. 



293 



Per Day and Per Head. 



Dr. Wolff gives an illustration of the standard for a 

 milch cow, by saying that 30 Ibs. of young clover-hay will 

 keep a cow in good milk ; and that this contains of dry 

 organic substance 23 Ibs., of which is digestible albumi- 

 noids 3.21, carbo-hydrates 11.28, and fat 0.63. This is .71 

 Ibs. albuminoids more, and .22 Ibs. of carbo-hydrates less, 

 with .13 Ibs. of fat more, than the standard. Then he 

 takes the richest and best meadow-hay, of which 30 Ibs. 

 contains of organic substance 23.2 Ibs., having digestible 



