Laboratory Exercises 361 
a TorTat Cost or 1 Ls. 
‘OOD NUTRIMENT IN |PRICE PER Ton| oF TOTAL 
1 Ton. Les. NUTRIMENT 
High Protein Group 
Malt Sprouts. ................-- W390 aceastcencantinen 
Linseed oil meal ................ 1554: basacicca dha eee eremees 
Cottonseed meal................ 1612 
Gluten feed .................04. 1612 
Breever’s dried grains ........... 1314 
Distiller’s dried grains (corn)..... 1772 
Buckwheat middlings ........... 1478 
Roughage 
Timothy hay...............205. 962 chinteniscaone |S ashi euwiies 
Red clover hay ...............5- 980 shih Stsiete denwundutetic| ake BE RCE OY bs 
Mixed ‘hay sscers ewe ceed p-ogegemiennass O82: f -seatiseaces ee 
AUP aR a HAY s econ eaneonaee da. eaeeeed evs HOGS: 7 Jorn rain dee iremsan cee 
Corn. silage. i... cence ek kp ewes ee 344 
Corn fodder (ears on) ........... 796 
Corn stalks (dry) ...........-+.- 684. 
Marigel) .cosccaacccdetnns Seaweers 140 
TUPIPS careee cen ehe saw nema ae 192 
15. Forminc A Ration ror A HorsE 
Object. To learn to form a ration for a horse with given foods 
at stated prices. 
Materials. None. 
Directions. Form a ration for a 1000-pound work horse, using 
any of the foods in Exercise 14. The ration should contain 22 
pounds of dry matter with a ratio of 1: 7. Approximately one-half 
of the dry matter should be grain, and the bulk of the ration should 
not exceed 30 pounds. What is the cost of the ration at prices 
given? 
16. MeasurInG GRAIN 
Object. To determine the number of bushels of grain in a bin. 
Materials. A half-bushel measure; a half bushel of the grain 
to be measured; a sack; a tape or rule; scales. 
