CATTLE, HOW 
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days’ rations for the 10 head, except that 6 lbs. of long hay was given 
to each at noon. Perhaps the explanation is, that the cooking rendered 
a so much larger per centage digestible, that it was, in effect, equal to 
the German standard. These steers weighed 1,210 lbs. when tho exper- 
iment began, and 1,485 lbs. at the end of 90 days ; so that 1,348 lbs. was 
the average weight during the period. The meal ration was but 10 lbs. 
during the first two weeks, and increased gradually up to 16 lbs., at the 
end’iof 60 days ; making the average ration 14 lBk. per day. 
A s supplementary to this we give three rations applicable to the East, 
South and West, in the order named : 
CLOVER AND CORN RATION FOR FATTENING CATTLE OF 1200 LBS. 
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la 
or 
Digestible. 
W 
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I o 
3 .2 
' flU 
£ *- 
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Q 
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lbs. 
15.20 
4.i0 
11.77 
lbs. , 
2.14 
0.04 
1.17 
lbs. 
7.52 
1.82 
8.4S 
lbs. 
0.42 
0.02 
0.50 
Standard (or fattening cattle of 1200 lbs.. 
31.07':. .J 
31.20 
3.35. . 
3.G0 
. 17.83 . 
17.70 
0.00 
0.84 
,jQF. TEAS AND OATS, DRIED IN BLOSSOM, 
WITH CORN-MEAL. 
.... . ci: 
20 60 
10.00 
... . • y • 
2.10 
.1.00 
<• il: - 
9.G1 
. 7.27. 
0.48 
0.57 
WINTER RATION OF WESTERN CATTLE, CORN 
AND STALKS. . - - 
30.00; 
3.10 
17.S8 
1.05 
16.52 
16.52 
0.16 
0 68 
i V I. 
7.30 
12.13 
0.08 
0.90 ■ 
33.14 
1.84 
10.42 
1.04 
It will be of interest now to show the chemical Composition, digestibil- 
ity and money value, according to the German standard, for 2,000 lbs. of 
clover hay, meadow hay, corn fodder, oat straw, oil cake, wheat bran, 
corn meal and oats. These foods, used more in the United States than 
any like number of others, are also complementary to each other : (Seo 
table on following page). 
Comparing Values. 
The comparisons of values by tho ton of these very dissimilar foods is 
t- follows; We find clover hay worth $17.82 and oat straw $9 per ton ; 
but it cannot be inferred that oat straw would bo as cheap at that price 
as clover hay to make an entire food for cattle, or other animals, bccuuse 
clover hay is a well balanced food for cattle and oat straw is only a 
