358 Animal Husbandry 
Directions. Weigh out the feeds in the formulas given below, 
mix them thoroughly, and observe carefully the following points: 
(1) bulk; (2) coarseness; (3) fiber content; (4) if ground feed, 
mix with water and note crumbliness or stickiness, and (5) palata- 
bility. 
What does a quart of each food weigh? 
A report of these observations on each sample should be made 
at the end of the practicum. 
SAMPLES 
(1) 5b. cracked corn (2) 3 1b. cracked corn 
5 lb. wheat 3 lb. wheat 
_2 lb. oats _6 Ib. oats 
12 : 12 
(3) 1b. wheat middlings (4) 2 1b. corn meal 
1 lb. corn meal 2 lb. wheat bran 
4 lb. wheat bran ; 2 |b. oil meal 
1 tb. oil meal 2 lb. alfalfa meal 
4 |b. alfalfa meal 2 lb. meat scrap 
_1 Ib. meat scrap _2 Ib. wheat middlings 
12 12 . 
(5) 4 1b. wheat middlings 3 lb. oil meal 
2 lb. corn meal 1 Ib. alfalfa meal 
1 lb. wheat bran _1 1b. meat scrap 
12 
12. Hays 
Object. To become familiar with the various hays used in 
feeding. 
Materials. Few stalks of timothy, clover, alfalfa, and meadow 
hay, and a stalk of corn. 
Directions. Examine each separately and closely. Note the 
leaves of each, the way the stalks branch, the stiffness of the stalk, 
and the like. Which leaves are the more easily broken or crushed, 
the timothy or the clover? Has this anything to do with the dust 
in the hay? May this not affect its quality? 
