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Issued February 15, 1912. 



U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 



BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY.— Bulletin 143- 



A. D. MELVIN, Chief of Bureau. v ' {' 



THE MAINTENANCE RATIONS OF 

 FARM ANIMALS. 



BY 



HENRY PRENTISS ARMSBY, Ph. D., LL. D., 



Director of the Institute of Animal Nutrition of The Pennsylvania 

 State College; Expert in A nirnal Nutrition, 

 Bureau of Animal Industry. 



WASHINGTON: 

 GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 

 1912. 



