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MANUAL OF FARM ANIMALS 



DIGESTIBLE NUTRIENTS IN FEEDING STUFFS 



In calculating a ration for any class of farm animals, the 

 digestible nutrients of the foods must be known, as it is 

 the digestible part only that is of use to the animal. The 

 following table, adopted from Bailey's Cyclopedia of American 

 Agriculture, Vol. Ill, gives a very complete list of American 

 feeding stuffs and their digestible nutrients : — 



Table II 

 Average Digestible Nutrients and Fertilizing Constituents 



