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N. C. AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 
ihe above coefficients show corn fodder to be superior in feeding 
value to timothy or red-top, and almost equal to clover hay. 
A ration for a 1,000-pound horse or mule would be 5 or 6 bundles 
ol fodder with %1 ears of corn per day for light work. This ration 
compares with the standard about as follows: 
Total 
Wght 
Lbs. 
Dry 
Matt’r 
Lbs. 
Pro¬ 
tein. 
Lbs. 
Carbo¬ 
hydrates. 
Lbs. 
Fats 
Lbs 
Nutritive 
Substance 
Lbs. 
Ratio. 
1 to 
5 or 6 bundles fodder_ 
10. 
8.93 
.60 
4.54 
.30 
5.44 
i 
21 good ears of corn 
14. 
12.52 
1.04 
8.72 
.35 
10.11 
German standard... 
24. 
21.45 
.1.64 
13.26 
.65 
15.55 
9.2 
. 
22.5* 
1.80 
11.2 
.60 
13.6 
7.00 
For horses and mules fodder is a little too bulky to be fed alone, 
but for working steers it makes a very good ration when fed alone! 
It differs from the standard by a small excess of carbohydrates and 
fat, which widens the ratio, but then it is nearer the standard than 
when fed with corn. 
Total 
Wght 
Lbs. 
Dry 
Matt’r 
Lbs. 
Pro- 
teip. 
Lbs. 
Carbo¬ 
hydrates. 
Lbs. 
Fats 
Lbs 
Nutritive 
Substance 
Lbs. 
Ratio. 
1: 
Fodder (cured corn leaves).. 
25. 
22.33 
1.50 
11.35 
.75 
13.60 
8 73 
German standard for mod¬ 
erate work.. 
24.* 
1.60 
11.3 
.30 
13.20 
7.5 
2. DIGESTION OF CRIMSON CLOVER HAY 
By One Goat and One Sheep. 
Date of Experiment, November, 1891. 
The Preliminary Period for the gray goat was 8 days, and for the 
hornless sheep 8 days. The goat ate 771.1 grams of hay daily. The 
sheep ate 399.2 grams of hay per day. 
During the Collection Period of 6 days the goat ate 811.9 grams of 
hay and drank 1129.5 grams of water daily. The sheep ate 403 7 
grams and drank 621.4 grams water per day. 
. r ^he g? at weighed one-fourth pound less at the end of the collec¬ 
tion period than the average for the 8 preceding days, while the 
sheep fell off from an average of 53 pounds to 49 pounds at the close 
of the collection period. The clover hay fed was prepared the same as 
the corn fodder. An aliquot sample was taken at each feed and 
preserved in air-tight jars till ready to anlayze. 
Analytical and Other Data for Obtaining the Coefficiency of Diqesti- 
bility. See Tables III and IV. 
*Organic matter. 
