98 REPORT OF THE CHEMIST OF THE 
D that the term crude fiber and nitrogen-free extract do not 
appear, but in place of those we have carbohydrates. Carbohy- 
drates includes the crude fiber and nitrogen-free extract, and as’ 
aids to memory let the reader bear in mind that sugars and 
starch in foods are the purest forms of carbohydrates. From 
this table (D) it will be an easy matter for any farmer to get 
a pretty fair estimate of the amount of digestible matter eaten by 
his animals. These figures must not be followed too closely, for 
no two foods will be just the same in composition nor two animals 
will be found just alike in their ability to digest and assimilate 
food. They are intended simply as guides to the thinking farmer. 
As an example to aid, let us assume a case of feeding a milch 
eow of 1,000 pounds live weight. A farmer finds his cow is eating 
per day about as follows: 
Pounds. 
SHOVEL, NBvL Mes pipers swe epee Hie ats 6 clk Wt hie agke hae ee 15 
Maize ensilage 2 xc is lea baw eb bw 0b ie ele 25 
Gorm mMeabwe ie. s Oooh Ree EG ie Pls Sea le A he ee 5 
AV eon tebrans cons. wae oe ae Als tives» 2 yates ne 3 
By referring in Table D to hay, ensilage, corn meal and wheat 
bran, we can find the amounts of digestible matter in one day’s 
feed or ration as follows : 

Albu- Carbo- 
minoids. | hydrates. send 



CUOVOY BEG 1724 8s eos Se Seb eee Oe ed Ms mC ee Caesars Se .89 5.10 22 
PANS AR CO. Vie. vin cxice So chan ahi ah dey eye te asle ere Ree meena ale 12 2.11 .19 
COPE IN OEE creck ise ch gona cin ies cod ban momenta AOE peta caste heals .32 3.07 .16 
WHOAtDIAN 60. 6.t 5. cee bes va apie, 48g PS chee bade AD a Ram Pe phe ee iS .38 1.32 .07 
“q.qr |S -aeeoepe ae 
Thus we find that the animal was receiving per day, of digestible 
albuminoids, 1.71 pounds, carbohydrates, 11.60 pounds, and fat, 
0.64 pounds. A little later we shall see that according to German 
standards this ration is not properly balanced for the best results 
in milk and butter production. With very little difficulty anyone 
should be able from these tables to estimate pretty closely the 
amounts eaten by his animals, and then one will be in a way to © 
judge which way to vary the feeding. 
