CHAPTER XII 



RATIONS — THE NUTRITIVE VALUE 

 OF COMMON FOODSTUFFS 



"A carefully regulated ration will prove one of the best, if 

 not the very best, correctives of disease." 



A RATION is the amount of food necessary 

 ■^*- for a cow for one day. A balanced ration 

 is one in which the carbohydrates, fat, and protein 

 are in the right proportion to each other. One 

 pound of digestible protein to six pounds of di- 

 gestible carbohydrates and fats is considered 

 about right for dairy cows. 



To find the pounds of nutrients in any given 

 number of pounds of any feeding-stufE, multiply 

 the weight of nutrients in one pound, as given in 

 the table, by the pounds fodder, meal, etc., which 

 you expect to feed. 



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