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PRODUCTIVE FEEDING OF FARM ANIMALS 



ration. In large amounts it is poisonous. One pound to 200 pounds 

 of mash is about the right proportion to feed. 



Composition of Green Feeds {Without Regard to Digestibility) , m per Cent 



Sprouted oats.. 



Lettuce 



Kale 



Green alfalfa . . 

 Green barley. . 

 Lawn clippings 



Mangels 



Pumpkins 



Cabbage 



Potatoes 



Alfalfa hay 



Red clover hay 



"Water 



75.9 

 95.9 

 85.2 

 80.0 

 76.0 

 76.4 

 90.9 

 90.9 

 90.5 

 78.9 

 11.0 

 15.3 



Ash 



0.8 

 0.8 

 1.8 

 1.8 

 7.3 

 2.4 

 1.1 

 .5 

 1.4 

 1.0 

 6.4 

 6.2 



Fiber Protein 



2.5 



0.5 



1.5 



4.7 



6.9 



4.1 



.9 



1.7 



1.5 



.6 



22.6 



24.8 



3.2 

 130 

 2.6 

 4.9 

 2.7 

 2.3 

 1.4 

 1.3 

 2.4 

 2.1 

 17.6 

 12.3 



Carbo- 

 hydrates 



16.3 



1.6 



8.4 



7.9 



7.0 



13.8 



5.5 



5.2 



3.8 



17.3 



39.3 



38.1 



Fat 



1.3 



0.2 



.5 



.1 



.1 



1.0 



.2 



.4 



.4 



.1 



3.1 



3.3 



Composition and Digestibility of Animal Feeds, in per Cent 



Skim milk 



Buttermilk 



Whey 



Meat scrap 



Fish scrap 



Dried blood 



Fresh-cut green bone 

 Ground dry bone 



Pork scrap 



Digester tankage .... 



Water 



90.5 

 90.4 

 93.4 

 10.1 



Ash 



0.9 

 0.7 

 0.6 

 5.8 



Fiber 



2.8 



Digestible 

 protein 



3.3 



3.8 



0.9 



57.0 



Variable and similar to meat scrap 

 8.5 

 8.9 

 8.0 

 11.0 

 7.0 



Digestible 

 carbohy- 

 drates and 

 fat 



5.4 



5.5 



7.7 



33.3 



5.6 

 10.5* 



33.4' 

 26.1 



* Assumed. 



Success with poultry depends upon four factors, i.e., skilful 

 breeding, housing, feeding, management and marketing. The very 

 best ration will not give efficient results unless the fowls are other- 

 wise well taken care of. Feeding is but one part of the problem of 

 successful poultry raising. 



There is no one best ration for any particular purpose. The 

 feeds fed and the composition of the ration will depend on the feeds 

 available in any section of the country. Pish scrap is used exten- 

 sively on the Pacific Coast as a substitute for meat scrap because it 

 can be obtained at a lower price, on account of the many fish 



