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winter season. One is the use of root crops and the other is the 

 use of silage. In some parts of the world the use of root crops 

 is almost universal,* and is the solution of the problem. Where 

 corn is grown the use of silage is more practical, however, than 

 root crops. 



What Concentrated Feeds Weigh. 



Weight of 

 One Quart 



FEED 



Pounds 



Dried beet pulp 55 



Dried brewers' grains 6 



Corn and cob meal 1.4 



Corn and oat feed 7 



Corn bran 5 ' " 



Corn meal 1.5 



Corn, whole 1.7 



Cottonseed meal 1.5 



Cotton seed i . 



Germ oil meal 1.4 



Gluten feed 3 



Gluten feed 1.3 



Hominy meal i . i 



Kafir meal 1.6 



Linseed meal (new process) 9 



Linseed meal (old process) i , i 



Malt sprouts 6 



Wheat bran 5 



Wheat, ground 1.7 



Wheat middlings (flour) 1.2 



Wheat middlings (standard) 1.9 



Wheat, whole 8 



Pounds 

 Measures 



Quarts 



1.8 

 1-7 

 •7 

 1.4 

 2.0 



.7 

 .6 



I . 



•7 

 .8 

 .8 



.9 



.6 



I . I 



•9 



T-7 



2.0 

 .6 

 .8 



•5 

 1.3 



