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lating several rations he can easily calculate the 

 rations that will cost him the least. In this way 

 he is able to save in the cost of feed, and 

 thus produce milk most economically. 



A study of feeds and feeding essential. There 

 is no subject connected with dairying which the 

 interested farmer can study with more profit 

 to himself than that of feeding the dairy cow. 

 It is impossible in so brief a work as this to 

 more than mention what can be done. Some 

 reliable text on feeds and feeding should be in 

 the possession of those in any way connected 

 with the feeding of dairy cows. 



Herewith is appended a list of the common 

 feeds found in America, with analysis of each. 

 The table shows the dry matter and the digest- 

 ible nutrients per 100 pounds feeding stuff. The 

 data for the same. is taken from Henry's "Feeds 

 and Feeding": 



TABLE VII 



Dry Carbo- 



Matter Protein hydrates Fat 



Concentrates: Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. 



Corn, all analysis 89.1 7.9 66.7 4.3 



Gluten meal 91.8 25.8 43.3 11.0 



Wheat 89.5 10.2 69.2 1.7 



Wheat bran 88.1 12.2 39.2 2.7 



Wheat shorts 88.2 12.2 50.0 3.6 



Rye 88.4 9.9 67.6 1.1 



Rye bran 88.4 11.5 50.3 2.0 



Rye shorts 90.7 11.9 45.1 1.6 



Barley 89.1 8.7 65.6 1.6 



Malt sprouts 89.8 18.6 37.1 1.7 



