FARM DAIRYING 



RATION USED IN THE DAIRY STABLES AT THE 

 ONTARIO AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE 



By referring to the preceding table we find that 

 the ration used in the dairy stables at the Ontario 

 Agricultural College contains digestible material 

 as follows: 



Feeding stuflfi 



Total 



dry 



matter 



Pounds of digestible 

 nutrients 



Carbo- 

 hydrates 

 + (fat X 

 3.25) 



Nutritive 

 ratio 



Corn silage, 40 lbs 



Clover hay, 10 " , 



Mangels, 30 " , 



Bran, 4 " 



Oats, 4 " 



Oil-cake, i lb. 



Wisconsin standard , 



German " 



g.40 

 8.50 



2.70- 



3.5» 

 a. 67 

 0.90 



26.69 



24. S 

 24.0 



0.360 

 0.680 

 0.330 

 0.488' 

 0.276 

 0,282 



5.160 

 3.960 

 1.680 

 1. 812 



1.704 

 0.464 



5.520 

 4.640 

 2.010 

 2.300 

 1.980 

 0.746 



2.416 



2.20 

 2.50 



14.780 



14.900 

 13.400 



17.196 



17.100 



1 5 . 900 



1:6.1 



1:6.8 

 1:5.4 



By using the table as directed any farmer can 

 readily find out the amount of digestible mate- 

 rial in his ration and compare it with the stand- 

 ards given. If he find that the ration is too low 

 in protein or muscle-forming material, then bran, 

 oil-meal, gluten meal, peas, or clover hay should 

 be added to the ration, and if necessary, some of 



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