Feeding Dairy Cattle 



and their relative values on the basis of total digestible 



nutrients in one ton of each : 



GROUPS OP FEEDS 

 High Protein 



Total digestible nutrients in one ton 



Distillers' dried grains 1778 



Gluten meal 1680 



Gluten feed 1614 



Brewers' dried grains 1314 



Malt sprouts 1412 



Buckwheat middlings 1532 



Prime cottonseed meal 1510 



Linseed oil meal 1558 



Medium Protein 



Germ oil meal 1650 



Wheat bran 1218 



Standard wheat middlings 1386 



Flour wheat middlings 1564 



Red dog flour 1584 



Wheat mixed feed 1340 



Rye mixed feed 1490 



Low Protein 



Corn and cob meal 1562 



Corn meal 1676 



Hominy feed 1692 



Corn bran 1462 



Ground wheat 1602 



Ground rye 1620 



Ground barley 1588 



Ground oats 1408 



Ground buckwheat 1268 



Dried beet pulp 1432 



Molasses 1184 



Wlieat screenings 1340 



IV. The Selection and Value of Concentrates 



BY WAY of introduction to this paper a few^ of the 

 requirements in a ration for dairy cows may be stated 

 with benefit because these factors must be uppermost 

 in one's mind v\fhen he is selecting and buying concentrates 

 for his ration. Seven factors must be considered: bulk, 

 digestibilit3^ the "balance" of the ration, variety, suitability 

 of the feeds, palatability and, finally, the cost of the ration. 

 These factors should be thought of carefully in selecting 

 concentrates. The "balance" of the ration and the cost are 

 the two factors which will be explained a little further before 

 making the selection according to prices. The other factors 

 explain themselves in their names. 



BALANCED RATION 



To-day we have a somewhat different conception of the 

 term "balanced ration" than was formerly held. In the past 

 the term balanced meant practically the nutritive ratio of 

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