THE FEEDING OF LIVE STOCK. 



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animal yer day, per head or per 1,000 lbs., ac- 

 cording to circumstances. In connection with 

 these tables Wolff published another table 

 showing how much of the protein, carbohy- 

 drates, and fat were digestible in the different 

 foods available. A similar table has been pub- 

 lished by Allen showing the digestibility of 

 American feeding stuffs.* 



Wolff's feeding standards are given in the 

 following tables: 



PER DAY AND PER 1,000 LBS. LIVE WEIGHT. 



Oxen at rest in stall 



Wool sheep, coarser breeds. . 



V7ool sheep, finer breeds 



Oxen moderately worked 



Oxen heavily worked 



Horses moderately worked . . . 



Horses heavily worked 



Milch cows 



Fattening steers: 



First period 



Second period 



Third period 



Fattening sheep: 



First period 



Second period. . . . , 



Fattening swints: 



First period. .'. 



Second period 



Third period 



Dry 

 matter. 



Lbs. 

 17.5 

 2C.0 

 22.5 

 24.0 

 26.0 

 22.5 

 25.5 

 24.0 



27.0 

 26.0 

 25.0 



29.0 

 25.0 



36.0 

 31.0 

 23.5 



Digestible food 

 materials. 



Pro- 

 tein. 



Lbs. 

 0.7 

 1.2 

 1.5 

 1.6 

 2A 

 1.8 

 2.8 

 2.5 



2.5 

 3.0 

 2.7 



3.0 

 3.5 



5.0 

 4.0 

 2.7 



Carbo- 

 hydrates 



Lbs. 

 8.0 

 10.3 

 11.4 

 11.3 

 13.2 

 11.2 

 13.4 

 12.5 



15.0 

 14.8 

 14.8 



15.2 

 14.4 



Fat. 



Lbs. 

 0.15 

 0.20 

 0.25 

 0.30 

 0.50 

 0.«0 

 0.80 

 0.40 



0.50 

 0.70 

 0.60 



0.50 

 0.60 



27.5 

 24.0 

 17.5 



*The Feeding of Farm Animals, by E. W, Allen, Farm- 

 ers' Bulletin No. 22, United States Department of Agricul- 

 ture, p. 7, 1895. 



