KAlSriTAL OF CATTLE-FEEDING. 





a snmmary of tlie more important Ilolienlieim experi- 

 ments, showing the amount of nutrients cligefoted per day 

 and their effect on the live-weight. The amount of work 

 perfoi'med is given in kilogrannne-metres ; an ordinary 

 day's work is estimated at about 1,500,000 kilogramme- 

 metres. 



Light Work. 





Length 



of 

 experi- 

 ment. 

 Days 



Live- 

 weight. 

 Lba. 



"Dry 



fodder 



per day 



Lbs. 



Digested per Day. 



Nutri- 

 tive 

 ratio 

 1: 



Chang© 



Work 

 per day. 

 Kilogr.- 

 inetres. 



Pro- 

 tein. 

 Lbs. 



1..3 

 1.8 

 1.4 

 20 

 S.l 

 4.0 

 3.3 

 2.2 



Fat. 

 Lbs. 



Carbhj- 



dratis. 



Lbfa. 



Total 



nu 

 tnentf. 



Lbs. 



m livo- 



V, eight 



per daj . 



Lbs. 



475,000 

 475,000 

 600,000 

 600,000 

 600,000 

 600,000 

 600,000 

 600,0t 



62 

 28 

 U 

 14 

 56 

 25 

 30 

 89 



1,078 

 1,157 

 l,I9r 

 1,151 

 1.093 

 1,034 

 1,065 

 1,146 



18 6 

 24.0 

 18.5 

 16.7 

 21.3 

 24.7 

 25 

 24 9 



04 

 0.4 

 0.1 

 0.1 

 0.1 

 0.1 

 C.2 

 0.4 



7 9 

 10 5 



7.2 

 6.7 



8 8 

 10 9 

 12 3 

 18 4 



96 

 12 7 



87 



8.8 . 

 12.0 

 15 



15 8 



16 



69 

 64 

 6.6 

 3.4 

 3.0 

 2.8 

 3.9 

 6.5 



~1 





 -2.0 

 -3 3 







+1 1 

 +10 



4-2 1 



Obdinaky Wokk. 



1,108,000 



40 



1,120 



24 



1.8 



0.4 



10 8 



13 



67 



-1.4 



1,800,000 



30 



1,010 



21.4 



3.0 



0.1 



87 



11 8 



30 



-2 8 



The experiments in which only light work was per- 

 formed are tolerably numerous, and agree w^ell with each 

 other, although it must he borne in mind that they were 

 executed at different times, and that the bodily condition 

 of the animal varied considerably. As their general result, 

 we may say that a ration containing 12 to 13 lbs. of digest- 

 ible nutrients, and having a nutritive ratio of about 1 : 6.5^ 



