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A FEEDERS' GUIDE. 



Feeding Standards f6r Farm Animals. 



(WolfE-Lehmann.) 



Per day and per 1000 lbs. live weight. 



Steers at rest in stall 



slightly worked 



moderately worked 



heai^ily worked. 



Fattening steers, 1st period 



2nd " 



3d " 



Milch cows, daily milk yield, 11 lbs. 



16.5 " 



■ " 22 " 



• ' '■ 27.6 " 



4. "Wool sheep, coarser breeds. 



■f " finer " 



5. Breeding ewes, Tyith lambs. 



6. Fattening sheep, 1st period. 



2nd " . 



Nutritive ■ 

 (Digestible) 

 Substances 



7. Horses lightly worked 



moderately worked. 

 " heavily worked 



8. Brood sows, with pigs. 



lbs. |lbs. [ lbs. lbs, 



9. Fattening swine, 1st period. 

 2nd " . 

 Sd ■■ . 



10. Growing cattle: 



Dairy Breeds. 



Av. Live Weight 



Age, Months. Per Head. 



2- 3 154 lbs 



3-6 309 " 



6-12 507 " 



12-18 705 " 



18-24 882 •■ 



18 

 22 

 25 

 28 



30 

 30 

 26 



25 

 27 

 29 

 32 



20. 

 23 



25 



30 

 26 



20 

 24 

 26 



22 



36 

 32 

 25 



0.7 

 1.4 

 2.0 

 2.8 



2.5 

 3.0 

 2.7 



1.6 

 2.0 

 2.5 

 3.3 



1.2 

 1.5 



2.9 



3.0 

 3.5 



1.5^ 

 2.0 

 2.5 



2.5 



4.5 

 4.0 

 2.7 



8.0 

 10.0 

 11.5 

 13.0 



15.0 

 14.5 

 15.0 



10.0 

 11.0 

 13.0 

 13.0 



10.5 

 12.5 



15.0 



18.0 

 14.0 



9.5 

 11.0 

 13.3 



15.5 



25.0 

 24.0 

 18.0 



13.0 

 12.8 

 12.5 

 12.5 

 12.0 



0.1 

 0.3 

 0.5 

 0.8 



0.5 

 0.7 

 0.7 



0.3 

 0.4 

 0.5 

 0.8 



0.2 

 0.3 



0.5 



0.5 

 0.6 



0.4 

 0.6 

 0.8 



0.4 



0.7 

 0.5 

 0.4 



lbs. 



8.9 

 12.1 

 14.7 

 17.7 



18.7 

 19.2 

 19.4 



12.3 

 14.0 

 16.7 

 18.2 



12.2 

 14.2 



19.1 



19.2 



19.4 1: 4.5 



12.0 1: 7.0 



14.5 1: 6.2 

 17.7 1: 6.0 



1:11.8 



1: 7.7 



1: 6.5 



1: 5.3 



1: 6.5 



1: S.4 



1: 6.2 



1: 6.7 



1: 6.0 



1: 5.7 



1: 4.5 



9.1 



8.6 



1: 5.6 

 1: 5.4 



19.0 



31.2 

 29.2 

 22.0 



1: 6.6 



1: 5.9 



1: 6.3 



1: 7.0 



21.8 

 18.2 

 15.7 

 15.3 

 14.2 



4.5 

 5.1 

 1: 6.8 

 1: 7.5 

 1: 8.5 



