Elements of farm practice, prepared Elements of farm practice, prepared especially for teaching elementary agriculture; elementsoffarmpr01wils Year: 1915 178 ELEMENTS OF FARM PRACTICE Ration No. m Pro. C. H. Fat Corn, 10 lbs 79 .43 Bran, 7 lbs 83 .17 Timothy hay, 14 lbs .392 .196 Total nutriejjts .796 Each of the rations given above supplies approximately the needed amount of each of the digestible nutrients, also nearly the same amount of bulk. One may reason- ably conclude that, of these rations, the one that can be most cheaply and conveniently supplied will be s
Elements of farm practice, prepared Elements of farm practice, prepared especially for teaching elementary agriculture; elementsoffarmpr01wils Year: 1915 178 ELEMENTS OF FARM PRACTICE Ration No. m Pro. C. H. Fat Corn, 10 lbs 79 .43 Bran, 7 lbs 83 .17 Timothy hay, 14 lbs .392 .196 Total nutriejjts .796 Each of the rations given above supplies approximately the needed amount of each of the digestible nutrients, also nearly the same amount of bulk. One may reason- ably conclude that, of these rations, the one that can be most cheaply and conveniently supplied will be satisfactory. A little figuring will convince any one that there is a con- siderable saving by feed- ing ration No. II over feeding No. I, and that usually No. Ill will be cheaper than No. I. If one is feeding a heavy ration, as one of the above, the grain should be reduced considerably, if a horse is to be idle for a few days. A change of feed occa- sionally is probably better than to feed continually any one ration, as an ani- mal appreciates a change much as a person. An occasional feed horses are fed timothy hay and oats, it aids in regulating his Figure 80.—Bundle corn is a cheap feed. of diet fully as of bran, when is a great benefit to a horse, as bowels. The addition of clover hay to the ration cheapens it, and adds greatly to its value, if the clover hay is bright and well cured. Some feeders are prejudiced against clover
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