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the more practical? Which will meet average farm conditions best and 
why ? 
8. Which will encourage maximum food consumption, feeding a narrow 
or a wide ration? 
9. What are some of the principal advantages and disadvantages in 
balancing rations on the average farm? 
10. Name the common feeds used in your vicinity. Divide them into 
three groups as follows: first, low protein group, containing less than 10 
per cent; second, medium protein group, containing 10 to 20 per cent; 
and third, high protein group, containing more than 20 per cent. (See 
Table 6 of the Appendix.) ; 
