138 ELEMENTARY TREATISE ON STOCK FEEDS AND FEEDING 



TABLE II.— Feeding Standards 



A — Per day and 1,000 pounds live weight.' 



Digestible 



d, p. 



!^~ n 



St) 3 

 sag 

 ^ ffl p. 





Oxen at rest in stall 



Wool sheep, coarser breeds 



Wool sheep, finer breeds 



Oxen, moderately worked 



Oxen, heavily worked 



Horses, lightly worked 



Horses, moderately worked 



Horses, heavily worked 



Milk cows, Wolff's standard''^ 



Milk cows, Wisconsin standard* 



Fattening oxen, preliminary period . . 



Fattening oxen, main period 



Fattening oxen, finishing period 



Fattening sheep, preliminary period. 



Fattening sheep, main period 



Fattening swine, preliminary period . 



Fattening swine, main period 



Fattening swine, finishing period 



Breeding ewes with lambs 



Brood sows 



Age 



Mouths 



Growing Catti,e : 



2- 3 



3-6 



6-12 

 12-18 

 18-24 

 Growing Sheep : 



5-6 



6- 8 



8-1 1 

 ii-iS 

 i5-?o 

 Growing Fat Pigs 



2- 3 



3- 5 

 5-6 

 6- 8 



8-12 



Average live weight 

 per head 



150 lbs. 

 300 lbs. 

 500 lbs. 

 700 lbs. 

 850 lbs. 



56 lbs. 

 67 lbs. 

 75 lbs. 

 82 lbs. 

 85 lbs. 



50 lbs. 

 100 lbs. 

 125 lbs. 

 170 lbs. 

 250 lbs. 



17-5 

 20.0 

 22.5 

 24.0 

 z6.o 

 20.0 

 21.0 

 23.0 

 24.0 



24.5 

 27.0 

 26.0 

 25.0 

 26.0 

 25.0 

 36.0 

 3I.O 



23.5 

 25.0 

 22.0 



22.0 



23-4 

 24.0 

 24.0 

 24.0 



28.0 

 25.0 

 23.0 

 22.5 

 22.0 



42.0 

 34.0 

 31-5 

 27.0 

 21.0 



0.7 

 1.2 



1-5 

 1.6 



2.4 

 1-5 



1-7 



2-3 

 2-5 

 2.2 



2.5 

 3-0 

 2.7 



3-0 

 3-5 

 5-0 

 4.0 

 2.7 

 2.9 

 2.5 



4.0 

 3-2 



2.5 

 2.0 

 1-5 



3-2 

 2.7 

 2.1 



1-7 

 1.4 



7.5 

 5-0 

 4-3 



3-4 



2.5 



8.3 

 10.8 

 12.0 

 12.0 



14.3 

 10.4 

 II. 8 

 14-3 

 13-4 

 14.9 

 16. 1 

 16.4 



l5.2 



16.3 

 15.8 

 27-5 

 24.0 



17-5 

 16.2 

 16.4 



18.3 

 15.8 

 14.9 



13.9 

 12.7 



17.4 

 14.7 

 12.5 

 II. 8 

 II. I 



30.0 

 25.0 



23-7 

 20.4 

 16.2 



9.0 

 12.0 



13-5 

 13.0 

 16.7 

 II. 9 



13.5 

 16.6 



15-9 

 17.1 

 18.6 

 19.4 

 18.9 

 19-3 

 19-3 

 32.5 

 28.0 

 20.2 

 19.1 

 18.9 



22.3 

 19.0 

 17.4 

 15-9 

 M-3 



20.6 



17-4 

 14.6 



13-5 

 12.5 



37.5 

 30.0 

 28.0 

 23.8 



18.7 



II. 9 

 9.0 

 8.0 



7-5 

 6.0 

 6.9 



6.9 

 6.2 



5-4 

 6.8 



6.4 

 5-5 

 6.0 



5-4 

 4-5 

 5-5 

 6.0 



6.5 

 5.6 

 6.6 



4.6 



4.9 

 6.0 

 7.0 

 8.0 



5-4 

 5-4 

 6.0 

 7.0 

 8.0 



4.0 

 5.0 

 5-5 

 6.0 



6.5 



' The fattening rations are calculated for i,ooo pounds live weight at the beginnine of 

 the fattening. o s 



' For standards for milk cows see Section XXVII. 



