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Table Continued. 



Kind of feed 



Diges- Digest. Nutri- 

 Lb. tible carbo. tive 

 protein & fat ratio 



Kind of feed 



Diges- 

 Lb. tible 

 protein 



Digest. 



carbo. 



& fat 



Nutri- 

 tive 

 ratio 



Corn 

 Corn 

 Corn 

 Corn 

 Corn 

 Corn 

 Corn 

 Corn 

 Corn 

 Corn 

 Corn 



SILAGE 



1 .009 

 14 .126 

 16 .144 

 18 .162 

 20 .180 

 22 .198 

 24 .216 

 26 .234 

 28 .252 

 30 .270 

 32 .288' 

 34 .306 



.128 1:14.3 

 1.792 

 2.048 

 2.304 

 2.560 

 2.816 

 3.072 

 3.328 

 3.584 

 3.840 

 4.096 

 4.352 



Cowpea 

 Cowpea 

 Cowpea 

 Cowpea 

 Cowpea 

 Cowpea- 

 Cowpea 

 Cowpea 

 Cowpea 

 Cowpea 

 Cowpea 

 Cowpea 



1 

 10 

 12 

 14 

 16 

 18 

 20 

 22 

 24 

 26 

 28 

 30 



.015 

 .150 

 .180 

 .210 

 .240 

 .270 

 .300 

 .330 

 .360 

 .390 

 .420 

 .450 



.106 

 1.060 

 1.272 

 1.484 

 1.696 

 1.908 

 2.120 

 2.332 

 2.544 

 2.756 

 2.968 

 3.180 



1:7.0 



Corn 





ROOTS 







Corn 



36 



.324 



4.608 



Sugar beet 



1 



.013 



.100 



1:7.7 



Corn 



38 



.342 



4.864 



Sugar beet 



14 



.182 



1.400 





Corn 



40 



.360 



5.120 



Sugar beet 

 Sugar beet 

 Sugar beet 



16 

 18 

 20 



.208 

 .234 

 .260 



1.600 

 1.800 

 2.000 















Clover 



1 



.015 



.103 1:6.18 



Sugar beet 



22 



.286 



2.200 





Clover 



10 



.150 



1.030 



Sugar beet 



24 



.312 



2.400 





Clover 



12 



.180 



1.236 



Sugar beet 



26 



.338 



2.600 





Clover 



14 



.210 



1.442 



Sugar beet 



28 



.364 



2.800 





Clover 



16 



.240 



1.648 



Sugar beet 



30 



.390 



3.000 





Clover 



18 



.270 



1.854 



Sugar beet 



32 



.416 



3.200 





Clover 



20 



.300 



2.060 



Sugar beet 



34 



.442 



3.400 





Clover 



22 



.330 



2.266 



Sugar beet 



36 



.468 



3.600 





Clover 



24 



.360 



2.472 



Sugar beet 



38 



.494 



3.800 





Clover 



26 



28 



.390 

 .420 



2.678 

 2.884 



Sugar beet 



40 



.520 



4.000 





Clover 



Mangel 



1 



.010 



.060 



1:6.0 



Clover 



30 



.450 



3.090 



Mangel 

 Mangel 

 Mangel 



14 

 16 



.140 

 .160 

 .180 



.840 



.960 



1.080 













18 





Sorghum 



1 



.001 



440 1:14.0 



Mangel 



20 



.200 



1.200 





Sorghum 



10 



.010 



1.400 



Mangel 



22 



.220 



1.320 





Sorphum 



12 



.012 



1.680 



Mangel 



24 



.240 



1.440 





Sorghum 



14 



.014 



1.960 



Mangel 



26 



.260 



1.560 





Sorghum 



16 



.016 



2.240 



Mangel 



28 



.280 



1.680 





Sorghum 



18 



.018 



2.520 



Mangel 



30 



.300 



1.800 





Sorghum 



20 



.020 



2.800 



Mangel 



32 



.320 



1.920 





Sorghum 



22 



.022 



3.080 



Mangel 



34 



.340 



2.040 





Sorghum 



24 



.024 



3.360 



Mangel 



36 



.360 



2.160 





Sorghum 



26 



.026 



3.640 



Mangel 



38 



.380 



2.280 





Sorghum 

 Sorghum 



28 

 30 



.028 

 .030 



3.920 

 4.200 



Mangel 



40 



.400 



2.400 





Turnip 



1 



.009 



.066 



1:7.3 











Rutabaga 



1 



.010 



.086 



1:8.6 



Alfalfa 



1 



.030 



.128 1:4.2 



Carrot 



1 



.008 



.084 



1:10.5 



Alfalfa 



10 

 12 



.300 

 .360 



1.280 

 1.536 



Parsnip 



1 



.011 



.106 



1:6.3 



Alfalfa 



MISCELLA1 





Alfalfa 



14 



.420 



1.792 



Pumpkin, field 



1 



.010 



.063 



1:6.3 



Alfalfa 



16 



.480 



2.048 



Rape 



1 



.015 



.085 



1:5.6 



Alfalfa 



18 



.540 



2.304 



Dried blood 



1 



.523 



.056 



1:1.7 



Alfalfa 



20 



.600 



2.560 



Beet pulp 



1 



.006 



.073 



1:12.1 



Alfanfa 



22 



.660 



2.816 



Beet molasses 



1 



.091 



.595 



1:6.5 



Alfalfa 



24 



.720 



3.072 



Cow's milk 



1 



.036 



.132 



1:3.6 



Alfalfa 



26 



.780 



3.328 



Skimmilk 



1 



.029 



.059 



1:2.0 



Alfalfa 



28 



.840 



3.584 



Buttermilk 



1 



.039 



.065 



1:1.6 



Alfalfa 



30 



.900 



3.840 



Whey 



1 



.008 



.054 



1:6.7 



The above table shows the chemical composition of our 

 feeds in so far as it is absolutely necessary for making balanced 

 rations. To balance a ration, we need to select and combine 

 such of the above feeds as will give the right amounts of pro- 

 tein, carbohydrate and fat. 



