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INDIAN COEN CULTURE. 



PER DAY AND PEK HEAD. 



Growing cattle — Age. 



2 to 3 months 



3 10 6 months 



6 to 12 months 



12 to 18 months 



18 to 24 months 



Growing sheep — Age: 



6 to 6 months 



6 to 8 months 



8 to 11 months , 



11 to 15 months , 



15 to 20 months 



Growing fat swine^Age: 



2 to 3 months , . , 



3 to 5 months 



5 to 6 months 



6 to 8 months 



8 to 12 months 



Av. 



live 

 weight 



per 

 head. 



Lbs. 

 150 

 300 

 500 

 700 

 850 



56 

 67 

 75 

 82 

 85 



50 

 100 

 125 

 170 

 250 



Total 



dry 



matter 



Lbs. 

 3.3 

 7.0 

 12.0 

 16.8 

 20.4 



1.6 

 1.7 

 1.7 

 ].8 

 1.9 



2.1 

 3.4 

 3.9 

 4.6 

 5.2 



Digestible food 

 materials. 



Pro- 

 tein. 



Lbs. 

 0.6 

 1.0 

 1.3 



1.4 

 1.4 



0.18 

 0.17 

 0.16 

 0.14 

 0.12 



0.38 

 0.50 

 0.54 

 0.58 

 0.62 



Carbo- 

 hydrates 



Lbs. 

 2.1 

 4.1 

 6.8 

 9.1 



10.3 



0.87 

 0.85 

 0.85 

 0.89 



0.88 



Fat. 



Lbs. 

 0.30 

 0.30 

 0.30 

 0.28 

 0.26 



0.045 

 0.040 

 0.037 

 0.032 

 0.025 



1.50 

 2.50 

 2.96 

 3.47 

 4.05 



Standard confirmed in practice.— It is not 



to be expected that an animal "will receive the 

 exact amount of digestible material in the 

 rations as specified in this table, but a reason- 

 able approximation to it, it is believed, will 

 give the best results in feeding. For example, 

 Wolff gives for a milk cow weighing 1,000 lbs. 

 a ration containing 24 lbs. dry matter, 2.5 lbs. 

 protein, 12.5 lbs. carbohydrates and 0.4 lbs. fat. 

 After examining into numerous rations fed by 

 prominent dairymen the Wisconsin, New York 

 and Connecticut experiment stations have 

 found the above amounts recommended by 



