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CHAP. 

 XV. 



Table CXXVIII. 

 SILAGE FEEDING TABLE. 



No. of 

 Cows. 



IO 



15 



20 



25 

 30 



35 

 40 

 45 

 5" 

 6c. 

 70 

 So 

 90 

 100 



Feed for 240 Days. 



Silo 24 ft. Deep. 



Kate 1 "2 in. Daily. 



Tons, i n . Inside 

 ! Diameter. 



*8 



72 

 96 

 120 

 144 

 16S 

 192 

 216 

 240 

 288 

 336 

 384 

 432 

 4S0 



ft. in. 



II II 



14 7 



16 10 



18 10 



20 8 



22 4 



23 10 



Silo 30 ft. Deep. 



Rate 1*5 in. Daily 

 Tons 



-'5 

 26 



29 



31 

 33 

 35 

 37 



48 



72 

 96 

 120 

 144 

 1 68 

 192 

 216 

 240 

 28S 



i& 

 384 

 432 



Inside 

 Diameter. 



ft. 



14 

 16 



17 



18 



5 

 4 

 

 6 

 11 

 3 

 5 

 7 

 9 

 9 

 7 

 4 



Feed for 180 Days. 

 Silo 24 ft. Deep. Silo 30 ft. Deep. 



Rate r6 in. Daily. Rate 2 in. Daily. 



Inside 

 Diameter. 



36 

 34 

 72 

 90 

 108 

 126 



144 

 162 



180 

 216 

 252 

 288 



324 

 360 



To secure satisfactory results in stock-feeding, it is neces- 

 sary to supply these three classes of materials in well-balanced 

 rations, i.e. in proportions suitable to the special requirements 

 of the particular class of animal we are feeding. The propor- 

 tion of nitrogenous to non-nitrogenous materials is known 

 as the "nutritive ratio". This ratio is approximately fixed 

 (within limits) for different classes of animals under different 

 conditions, and it is found that to secure the most satisfactory 

 results these limits cannot be exceeded. 



Ingle gives the following nutritive ratios as those which 

 have been found, by experiment, to be most suitable in the 

 rations required for various purposes ; in this table the first 

 column represents the proteids and the second the carbohy- 

 drates and fats : — 



Table CXXIX. 



NUTRITIVE RATIOS FOR DIFFERENT ANIMALS. 



For very young animals . 1 



,, oxen at rest ...... z 



,, oxen moderately worked T 



,, oxen heavily worked ..... x 



4-0 



II'O 



7'5 

 6-o 



