COMPUTATION OF RATIONS 



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Dry matter 

 pounds 



Digestible 

 protein 

 pounds 



Energy 

 value 

 therms 



8 pounds rye straw 



6 pounds oat hay 



2 pounds cotton-seed meal 

 6 pounds corn meal 



3 pounds wheat middlings 



Ration 



Requirement. 



7-432 

 5.040 

 1.836 

 5-346 

 2.520 



22.174 



00504 



0-1554 

 0.7030 

 0.4074 

 0-3837 



1.6999 

 1.70 



1.6696 

 2.2182 

 1.6840 

 5-3304 

 2-3295 



13-2317 

 12-975 



The ration as it now stands approximates the requirement, al- 

 though the energy value is a little high; the ration is close 



Fig. 13.— A typical roadster— after Good. 



enough when we consider that all standards are not absolutely 

 correct but merely guides for the intelligent feeder. 



A Ration for a Horse. — It is a simple matter to figure a ration 

 for a horse by the use of energy values. A ration for a horse 

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