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PREFACE
THIS Manual has been prepared with two main objects in view: first, to
enable students in agricultural schools and colleges to become thoroughly
familiar with our more important feed materials, not only as regards their
chemical composition and digestibility, but as to appearance, physical prop-
erties, and the various conditions that influence their value for stock feeding;
and second, to furnish a guide for the use of the feeds in compounding rations
that is both scientifically correct and sound from a practical point of view.
The aim has been to stimulate independent thinking so that the facts and
principles brought out may form a part of the mental equipment of the
student that will materially aid him in his later efforts to become a successful
stockman.
The plan of the exercises has purposely been made somewhat flexible,
for the benefit of teacher and student alike, since local conditions in different
sections and states vary greatly, both as to kinds and cost of the available
feeding stuffs, and the feeding practices followed; hence, such special prob-
lems as are of more direct value in a particular section may be given the pref-
erence. The object of the simple tests given in the Manual is to acquaint
the student with some of the common impurities or adulterations of feeding
stuffs, which may be readily determined in the classroom without any special
equipment beyond a few common inexpensive pieces of apparatus. The
microscopic identification of components of feeding stuffs, condiments, etc.,
has not been attempted, since this requires special training in microscopic
technique and a knowledge of the anatomy of plant tissues, as well as
laboratory facilities, that may not be available for students taking a course in
feeding.
The Manual is based primarily on the author's book, "Productive Feed-
ing of Farm Animals,"1 but it can also be readily used in connection with other
text or reference books on this subject. The solution of many of the prob-
lems given cannot, however, be found by referring to any one book. The
literature on the subject, especially the publications of the various Experi-
'J. B. Lippincott Company, Publishers, Philadelphia, Perm., Revised Edition, 1916.
385 pp.
PREFACE
ment Stations or the United States Department of Agriculture, must often
be consulted, and in some cases, knowledge drawn from practical feeding
experience. It will be found that the interest of the student in the subject
will be quickened by this method of instruction, and that it will better prepare
him to grapple with the feed problems of the farm later on that will present
themselves, than if he were merely required to go through some problems of
arithmetic relating to the feeding of stock, however valuable these may be.
February, 1917
CONTENTS
PAGE
INTRODUCTION 9
INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING OUT FEED BLANKS. 11
A. FEEDING STUFFS:
EXERCISE
1. GREEN ALFALFA 13
2. A STUDY OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF HAY 15
3. TIMOTHY HAY 16
4. MEADOW HAY 18
5. CLOVER HAY 20
6. To CALCULATE THE AMOUNT OF HAY IN A Mow 22
7. To CALCULATE THE AMOUNT OF HAY IN A STACK 23
8. OAT STRAW 24
9. CORN SILAGE 26
10. To CALCULATE THE AMOUNT OF SILAGE IN SILOS 28
11. THE SILO ON THE STOCK FARM 29
12. A STUDY OF MARKET PRICES OF FEEDING STUFFS 31
13. PRELIMINARY STUDY OF CONCENTRATED FEEDS 33
14. TESTS FOR ADULTERATIONS OF CONCENTRATES 35
15. INDIAN CORN 36
16. CORN-AND-COB MEAL 38
17. To MEASURE CORN IN CRIBS 39
18. OATS 40
19. To DETERMINE PER CENT OF HULLS IN OATS 41
20. CORN AND OATS ("GROUND FEED") 42
21. BARLEY 43
22. MILO MAIZE 44
23. GRAIN SCREENINGS 45
24. WHEAT BRAN 46
25. WHEAT MIDDLINGS 48
26. RED DOG FLOUR 50
27. BUCKWHEAT FEED 51
28. To DETERMINE PER CENT OF HULLS IN BUCKWHEAT FEED AND IN RICE FEEDS 52
29. GLUTEN FEED 53
30. DRIED BEET PULP 54
31. TEST OF WATER ABSORPTION BY DRIED BEET PULP 55
32. DRIED BREWERS' GRAINS 56
33. DRIED DISTILLERS' GRAINS 58
34. LINSEED MEAL .' . . . 60
35. THE SWELLING TEST FOR LINSEED MEAL • 62
36. COTTONSEED MEAL. . 63
CONTENTS
37. TEST FOR IMPURITIES IN COTTONSEED MEAL 65
38. COCONUT MEAL 66
39. TANKAGE 67
40. MIXED DAIRY FEEDS, MISCELLANEOUS FEEDS, ETC 68
41. CONDIMENTAL STOCK FEEDS 74
42. THE FEED-UNIT SYSTEM 75
43. COMPARISONS OP RELATIVE ECONOMY OF FEEDING STUFFS 77
44. COMPARATIVE MANURIAL VALUES OF FEEDS 79
45. A STUDY OF FARM FERTILITY '. 81
B. RATIONS FOR FARM ANIMALS:
EXERCISE PAGE
46. PROBLEMS IN CALF RAISING 82
47. THE WOLFF-LEHMANN STANDARD FOR DAIRY Cows 84
48. THE ARMSBY STANDARD FOR DAIRY Cows 86
49. THE HAECKER STANDARD FOR DAIRY Cows 88
50. A STUDY OF RATIONS FOR DAIRY Cows 89
51-55. FORMULATING RATIONS FOR DAIRY Cows 90
56. CRITICISMS OF RATIONS FOR DAIRY Cows 98
57. RATIONS FOR Cows ON OFFICIAL TESTS 100
58-59. RELATIVE ECONOMY OF DAIRY FEEDS 101
60. A STUDY OF HERD MANAGEMENT 105
61. FEEDING DIFFERENT-SIZED DAIRY HERDS 107
62. SOILING CROPS FOR DAIRY Cows 108
63. VALUE OF ALFALFA PASTURE 110
64. COMPARISON OF FEEDS FOR FATTENING STEERS 112
65-66. RATIONS FOR FATTENING STEERS 113
67. PROBLEMS IN STEER FEEDING 115
68-71. A STUDY -OF RATIONS FOR HORSES 117
72. RATIONS FOR COLTS, MARES AND WORK HORSES 123
73. A PROBLEM IN HORSE RAISING 125
74-75. RATIONS FOR FATTENING PIGS 126
76. FEEDING MARKET PIGS 128
77. A RATION FOR BROOD Sows WITH LITTERS 129
78. A PROBLEM IN PIG FEEDING 130
79. A STUDY OF RATIONS FOR GROWING SHEEP 131
80. RATIONS FOR FATTENING LAMBS 132
81. A STUDY OF POULTRY FEEDS. 133
82. A STUDY OF POULTRY RATIONS 134
DIGESTION COEFFICIENTS OF COMMON FEEDING STUFFS 136
LIST OF APPARATUS FOR MAKING TESTS FOR IMPURITIES IN FEEDS. . . 137
INTRODUCTION
THE Manual is divided into two parts:
I. Exercises relating to the value of common feeding stuffs used by
American stockmen, their chemical composition and digestibility, methods of
preparation, examination for purity, relative feeding values, etc.
II. Exercises illustrating calculations of rations for farm animals, the
right and wrong uses of the various feeds for feeding cattle, horses, sheep,
swine, and poultry, and general problems connected with the feeding of farm
stock.
The plan of the exercises follows in general that of the author's "Pro-
ductive Feeding of Farm Animals"; references in the case of individual exer-
cises are given to the chapters in which the necessary information may be
found. In many cases, references given under the literature of the subject
at the close of each chapter or hi footnotes must be consulted. A number of
tests for common impurities and adulterations of feeding stuffs are included
in the exercises. These call for some simple inexpensive apparatus, a list of
which is given at the back of the book. A standard collection of weed seeds
will be found very useful in identifying weed seeds in mixed feeds, grain
screenings, etc.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING OUT FEED BLANKS
Origin. — Give name of locality where grown, or name of manufacturer
or feed dealer; in the case of by-products and manufactured feeds, also source
and method of manufacture.
Guarantees. — Copy these from the sack or package in which the feed is
sold.
Quality. — Factors having a bearing on the quality of the feed are given
here : proportionate parts of coarse and fine materials, leaves or stems, flavor,
freedom from mustiness or molds.
Value for Feeding Farm Animals. — Designate by a word or two, giving
important detailed information of the value for special animals at bottom
of page under General Remarks, or on back of page. Information as to the
value and characteristic properties of the various feeding stuffs will be found
under the discussions of the feeds, Productive Feeding, Chapters XII to XX,
or in the chapters discussing the feeding of the respective farm animals
(Chapters XXI to XXVI).
Chemical Composition. — Average composition: copy from Productive
Feeding, Appendix Table I.
Digestion Coefficients. — Copy from the Table near the back of this Manual.
Per Cent Digestible Components. — Obtained by multiplying the per cent
of the various components by the respective digestion coefficients given. Dif-
ferences between the percentages of digestible components thus obtained and
the corresponding figures in the last two columns of Productive Feeding,
Appendix Table I, that may occur, are of minor importance, in view of the
natural variations in the digestibility of the same feeds.
Carbohydrates. — Include nitrogen-free extract and fiber.
Digestible Carbohydrates and Fat. — Equal the sum of digestible carbo-
hydrates and digestible fat, multiplied by 2.25.
Total Digestible Matter. — Equals digestible protein -f- digestible carbo-
hydrates + digestible fat X 2.25.
Cost Per Ton and Per Pound. — Give retail price at feed store or as billed.
Weight Per Sack or Per Quart. — Determine the latter by weighing, if
practicable; if not, use Appendix Table VI in Productive Feeding; for legal
weights of grain, seeds, etc., see the author's "Handbook for Farmers and
Dairymen," 6th Edition, page 400.
General Remarks. — Give general importance as a stock feed, special value
or limitations as a feed for any class of farm animals, points affecting the value
of the feed one way or the other, palatability, flavor, content of certain
aromatic or bitter principles, effect on bowels, etc.
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A. FEEDING STUFFS
EXERCISE 1. GREEN ALFALFA
Fill out the blank spaces below for the feed given. (Reference, Pro-
ductive Feeding, Chapter XII)
Origin
Kinds and per cent of weeds present
Stage of maturity. . . .
Quality of green feed .
Value for feeding:
Dairy Cows
Beef Cattle
Horses
Swine
Sheep
Chemical Composition, in Per Cent
Green Alfalfa
Average
Composition
Digestion
Coefficients
Per Cerft
Digestible
Components
Nutritive
Ratio
Dry matter
Protein
Fat
•
Fiber
N-f ree extract
Ash
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates and fat
1:
Total digestible matter
Cost per ton per 100
Cost per Ib. of digestible matter. .
13
EXERCISE 1 (Continued)
General Remarks:
14- ,.
EXERCISE 2. A STUDY OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF HAY
(Reference, Productive Feeding, Chapter XII)
Examine a sample of such of the following kinds of hay as are available:
Timothy hay, mixed timothy and clover, red clover hay, alfalfa hay, hay from
mixed grasses, grain hay, prairie hay, etc.
Determine the per cent, of different grasses or legumes hi each, foreign
materials, weeds, color, freedom from molds or rust, etc. Grade the hay ac-
cording to the commercial grades adopted by the National Hay Association1.
Give the various conditions affecting the value of market hay.
1 Farmers' Bulletin 508; Woll, Handbook for Farmers and Dairymen, 6th Edition,
p.406a,
Xo
EXERCISE 3. TIMOTHY HAY
Fill out the blank spaces below for the feed given. (Reference, Pro-
ductive Feeding, Chapter XII)
Origin
Is it pure?
If not, state character and amount of impurities "...
Identify weeds if present .
Quality of hay
Value for feeding:
Dairy Cows
Beef Cattle
Horses
Swine
Sheep
Chemical Composition, in Per Cent
Timothy Hay
Average
Composition
Digestion
Coefficients
Per Cent
Digestible
Components
Nutritive
Ratio
Drv matter
Protein
Fat
Fiber
N-free extract
Ash.
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates and fat
•
1-
Total digestible matter
Cost per ton per 100 Ibs.
Cost per Ib. of digestible matter.
16
EXERCISE 3 (Continued)
General Remarks:
17
EXERCISE 4. MEADOW HAY
Fill out the blank spaces below for the feed given. (Reference, Pro-
ductive Feeding; Chapter XII)
Predominating gr
Is it pure'*'
asses
If not, state chars
icter and amount of impurities
Identify weeds if ]
Quality of hay. . .
jresent
Value for feeding:
Dairy Cows
Beef Cattle Horses Swine Sheep
-
Chemical Composition, in Per Cent
Meadow Hay
Average
Composition
Digestion
Coefficients
Per Cent
Digestible
Components
Nutritive
Ratio
Dry matter
Protein
Fat
Fiber
N-free extract
•
Ash
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates and fat
1:
Total digestible matter
Cost per ton per 100 Ibs.
Cost per Ib. of digestible matter. . . . .
18
EXERCISE 4 (Continued)
General Remarks:
EXERCISE 5. CLOVER HAY
Fill out the blank spaces below for the feed given. (Reference, Pro-
ductive Feeding, Chapter XII)
Origin
Variety of clover (red, mammoth, alsike, medium, etc.)
Quality (leafy, stemmy, medium)
Stage of maturity when cut
Kinds and per cent of weeds present .
Value for feeding:
Dairy Cows
Beef Cattle
Horses
Swine
Sheep
Chemical Composition, in Per Cent
Clover Hay-
Average
Composition
Digestion
Coefficients
Per Cent
Digestible
Components
Nutritive
Ratio
Dry matter
Protein
Fat
Fiber
N-f ree extract
Ash
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates and fat
|j
Total digestible matter
Cost per ton per 100 Ibs.
Cost per Ib. of digestible nutrients . . .
20
EXERCISE 5 (Continued)
General Remarks:
21
EXERCISE 6. To CALCULATE THE AMOUNT OF HAY IN A Mow
RULE: Multiply the figures representing the length and the width of
the mow in feet, and this product by the average height of hay in the mow.
In case of new mixed hay, timothy hay, or only partly filled mows, divide the
product by 450. If old and well-packed hay, divide by 400. The quotient
will. give the approximate number of tons of hay in the mow. •
Problem 1 : A mow 40 x 36 feet is filled 24 feet deep with newly harvested
hay, — how many tons are there in the mow?
Problem 2: How many tons of hay in a mow 36 x 52 feet, filled 28 feet
high with old, well-packed hay?
22
EXERCISE 7. To CALCULATE THE AMOUNT OF HAY IN A STACK
RULE: Multiply the width of the stack in feet by the "over" (i. e., the
distance from the base of the stack on one side over the top to the base on
the other), divide the product by 4, and multiply the quotient by the length.
This gives the contents of the stack in cubic feet; for hay that has stood less
than 30 days, divide by 512; 30 to 60 days, by 422; over 60 days, by 380.
The quotient gives the tonnage of the stack.
Example: A two-months old stack is 30 feet wide by 40 feet "over,"
and 75 feet long. How many tons of hay does it contain?
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EXERCISE 8. OAT STRAW
Fill out the blank spaces below for the feed given. (Reference, Pro-
ductive Feeding, Chapter XIII)
Origin
Is it clean, bright, and free from mustiness? .
Quality .
Value for feeding:
Dairy Cows Beef Cattle Horses Swine Sheep
Chemical Composition, in Per Cent
Oat Straw
Average
Composition
Digestion
Coefficients
Per Cent
Digestible
Components
Nutritive
Ratio
Dry matter
....
1:
Protein
Fat
Fiber
N-free extract
Ash
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates and fat
Total digestible matter
Cost per ton per 100 Ibs. Cor bale 1-)
Cost per Ib. of digestible nutri<
jnts
1 Give dimensions of bale in case of baled straw.
24
EXERCISE 8 (Continued)
General Remarks:
25
EXERCISE 9. CORN SILAGE
Fill out the blank spaces below for the feed given. (Reference, Pro-
ductive Feeding, Chapter XV)
Origin
Quality
Is there any moldy or decayed silage in the sample? .
Flavor
How long since silo was rilled? How long since sample was taken? .
Maturity of corn when cut for the silo ,
Approximate proportion of grain in sample
Value for feeding:
Dairy Cows
Beef Cattle
Horses
Swine
Sheep
•
Chemical Composition, in Per Cent
Corn Silage
Average
Composition
Digestion
Coefficients
Per Cent
Digestible
Components
Nutritive
Ratio
Dry matter
Protein
Fat
Fiber
N-f ree extract
Ash
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates and fat
|j
Total digestible matter
26
EXERCISE 9 (Continued)
Estimated cost per ton per 100 Ibs
Cost per Ib. of digestible nutrients
General Remarks:
27
EXERCISE 10. To CALCULATE THE AMOUNT OF SILAGE IN SILOS
Calculate the content of the silo in cubic feet, and divide by 50. The
quotient will give the number of tons of silage in the silo. The figure 50 is
obtained by dividing 2000 by 40, the average weight of a cubic foot of Indian
corn silage. In the case of a cylindrical silo, the cubical content is obtained
by multiplying the square of the radius (one-half the diameter) by the height,
and the product by 3.14.
The weight of a cubic foot of silage in the lower half of the silo, for silage
made from nearly matured Indian corn, or from legumes at beginning bloom,
may be estimated at 50 pounds, on the average, and that in the upper half
at 35 pounds. In case of non-saccharine sorghums, milo, kafir, etc., small
grains, alfalfa or clover somewhat wilted or cut at a rather advanced stage
of maturity, twenty-five per cent may be deducted from the estimated capa-
city thus obtained.
Example : How many tons of silage will a silo hold, 18 feet in diameter,
36 feet high, if filled with Indian corn cut with kernels in the roasting stage?
Example 2: How many tons of Indian corn silage are -left in the lower
half of a 36-foot silo, 16 feet in diameter? How many tons of milo silage?
28
EXERCISE 11. THE SILO ON THE STOCK FARM
Explain the relation between the feeding surface of silage (the diameter
of the silo) and the size of the dairy herd to be fed.
What are the outside limits for the diameter of silos adapted to practical
farm conditions?
Example 1 : How large should a silo be built, and how large a field should
be planted to Indian corn, for supplying a herd of 25 cows, to be fed 30 pounds
of silage per head daily for a period of 150 days?
Example 2: How long will the silage last in a completely filled silo, 16
feet in diameter, 36 feet high, when fed at the rate of 28 pounds per head
daily to a herd of 35 dairy cows?
29
EXERCISE 11 (Continued)
Example 8: How can a silo be filled twice during the year with crops
grown on the same land (applies to the southern and southwestern states
mainly)? Mention silage crops to be grown; give approximate time of sow-
ing or planting, and cutting the crop for the silo, and feeding the silage, in
case of both crops.
Example 4'- Corn silage in a 16-foot silo filled 35 feet deep will be fed
to a herd of 28 milch cows, to 12 steers and to 150 sheep at the rate of, re-
spectively, 35, 24, and 3 pounds per head daily. How long will the silage last?
30
EXERCISE 12. A STUDY OF MARKET PRICES OF FEEDING STUFFS
Compute the weekly market quotations of the feeds given in the folio w-
ing list from one of the main agricultural papers of the state, preferably for
a period of several years. Several feeds may be assigned to each student in
order that a longer period may be compared and the figures obtained may have
general value. Where no market quotations are available, the cost 'given in
the feed bulletins of the various experiment stations or the feed inspection
bureaus may be used. In the case of feeds where no market quotations or
prices are available, the figures for local prices to be adopted should be -decided
after careful consideration and discussion in the class :
Roughage
Timothy hay
Mixed timothy and clover
Red clover hay
Alfalfa hay
Hay from mixed grasses (meadow hay)
Grain hay
Prairie hay
Pea-vine hay
Pasture
Green sorghum
Corn stover
Oat straw
Corn silage
Alfalfa silage
Mangels
Sugar beets
31
EXERCISE 12 (Continued)
Concentrates
Indian corn
Corn-and-cob meal
Oats
Barley
Wheat
Milo
Wheat bran
Wheat middlings
Red dog flour
Hominy feed
Gluten feed
Buckwheat middlings
Buckwheat feed
Dried brewers' grains
Malt sprouts
Dried distillers' grains
Linseed meal
Cottonseed meal
Cottonseed hulls
Coconut meal
Dried beet pulp
Molasses beet pulp
Molasses
Skim milk
Whole milk
Tankage
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EXERCISE 13. PRELIMINARY STUDY OF CONCENTRATED FEEDS
1. Give a list of six common stock feeds in your state that are chiefly val-
uable on account of their protein contents ; likewise a list of six feeding stuffs
that are classed as carbohydrate or starchy feeds, of six that are especially
high in fat (oil), and of six that are especially high in fiber.
High-protein Feeds
Carbohydrate Feeds
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4 •.
5
5
6
6
Feeds High in Fat
1
Feeds High in Fiber
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6..
6..
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EXERCISE 13 (Continued)
2. Obtain samples weighing about a pound each of as many concentrated
feeds as can be found in the local feed stores; note the guarantees on the sacks in
each case and the retail cost of each feed per ton and per 100 pounds ; tabulate
the figures either in the note book or on the blackboard and make "comparisons
between the cost and the digestible components, energy and feed-unit values.1
Place the feeds in the order of increasing cost, according to the three methods
of comparison, and discuss the results obtained (Productive Feeding, Chap-
ter X).
1 Productive Feeding, Tables I, III, IV in Appendix.
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EXERCISE 14. TESTS FOR ADULTERATIONS OF CONCENTRATES
Examination for impurities: Separate samples of 100 grams of the feed
into three portions, — coarse, medium and fine, by means of two sieves, 20-
and 80-mesh (or into two portions by means of 50-mesh sieve). Examine
carefully each part for foreign matter: hulls (oats, rice, barley, buckwheat),
grain screenings, whole weed seeds, elevator or mill sweepings, ground corn
cobs, sawdust, ground stone pits (olive, brazil nuts), ground peanut hulls,
ground coffee hulls, sand, etc.
Examination for moldiness: 5 grtims of the ground sample are mixed
with distilled water, poured on a Petri dish (or a saucer) and kept at 80 to 100
degrees F. for 24 hours or more. Examine for colonies of molds or bacteria
with a magnifier and compare these with those found in the case of similar
feeds of known purity.
Weed seeds in concentrates: Separate and count the weed seeds in (a) 10
grams and (b) 20 grams of the thoroughly mixed feed sample and calculate
the average of the two. Determine their number in one pound and one ton
of the feed (one pound Avoirdupois equals 453 grams).
Identify as many of the weed seeds as possible by comparison with a
standard collection of weed seeds, and give the number of noxious weeds in
the sample. (A collection of 200 economic seeds is prepared for schools by
the Bureau of Plant Industry, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture).
Sand and mineral impurities: Place a tablespoonful of the feed in a tum-
bler, fill this three-fourths full with water, stir vigorously and pour off care-
fully the turbid liquid; repeat this until the top liquid is clear. The sedi-
ment will consist of sand, calcium carbonate, gypsum, or other mineral im-
purities, most of which may be readily identified. The per cent present may
be determined approximately by drying and weighing the sediment, pro-
vided a definite amount of feed was weighed out, e. g., 20 grams.
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EXERCISE 15. INDIAN CORN (CORN MEAL1)
Fill out the blank spaces below for the feed given. (Reference, Pro-
ductive Feeding, Chapter XVI)
Origin '.
Race and variety
Quality (hard or soft, plump or shrunken, dry or damp, etc.)
Impurities
Value for feeding:
Dairy Cows
Beef Cattle
Horses
Swine
Sheep
Chemical Composition, in Per Cent
Indian Corn
Average
Composition
Digestion
Coefficients
Per Cent
Digestible
Components
Nutritive
Ratio
Dry matter
Protein .
Fat
Fiber
N-free extract
Ash
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates and fat
1;
Total digestible matter
1 If corn meal, separate 50 grams of the sample in two portions by means of a 50-mesh
sieve. Weigh each portion and calculate per cent of fine- and coarse-ground. Also examine
for odor, moldiness or mustiness.
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EXERCISE 15 (Continued)
Cost per ton per Ib
Cost per Ib. of digestible nutrients
Weight of 1 bushel 1 quart
General Remarks:
37
EXERCISE 16. CORN-AND-COB MEAL
Fill out the blank spaces below for the feed given. (Reference, Pro-
ductive Feeding, Chapter XVII)
Origin
Guarantees: Per cent protein :Per cent fat Per cent fiber (max.)
Purity
Identify weed seeds, if present
Quality
Value for feeding:
Dairy Cows
Beef Cattle
Horses
Chemical Composition, in Per Cent
Sheep
Corn and Cob Meal
Average
Composition
Digestion
Coefficients
Per Cent
Digestible
Components
Nutritive
Ratio
Dry matter
Protein
Fat
Fiber
N-free extract
Ash
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates and fat
1 .
Total digestible matter
Cost per ton per Ib. .
Cost per Ib. of digestible nutrients.
General Remarks:
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EXERCISE 17. To MEASURE CORN IN CRIBS
When the crib is equilateral: Multiply the length by the breadth, and that
again by the height, all expressed in inches, and divide the product by 2748
(the number of cubic inches in a heaped bushel); the quotient will be the
number of bushels of ears. Two-thirds of the quotient will represent the
number of bushels of shelled corn.
Example: Find the number of bushels of shelled corn contained in a crib
12 feet long by 6 feet wide and 8 feet high, filled with ear corn.
When the crib is flared at the sides: Multiply half the sum of the top and
bottom width by the perpendicular height, all expressed in inches, and that
again by the length in inches, and divide the product by 2748; the quotient
will be the number of heaped bushels of ears. Two-thirds of the quotient
will represent the number of bushels of shelled corn.
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EXERCISE 18. OATS
Fill out the blank spaces below for the feed given. (Reference, Pro-
ductive Feeding, Chapter XVI)
Origin ..
Quality (well cleaned, heavy or light oats, clipped or bleached)
Impurities
Value for feeding:
Dairy Cows
Beef Cattle
Horses
Swine
Sheep
Chemical Composition, in Per Cent
Oats
Average
Composition
Digestion
Coefficients
Per Cent
Digestible
Components
Nutritive
Ratio
Dry matter
Protein
Fat
Fiber
N-f ree extract
Ash
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates and fat
1-
Total digestible matter
Cost per ton per Ib
Cost per pound of digestible nutrients . . .
Weight of 1 bushel 1 quart .
General Remarks:
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EXERCISE 19. To DETERMINE PER CENT OF HULLS IN OATS
Weigh out and examine carefully two lots of 100 oat kernels from a well-
mixed sample of oats, and record the weights below. Separate the hulls of
the kernels in each lot by means of a scalpel or penknife, and weigh them
carefully; also any impurities that may be present. Calculate the percentage
of this weight to that of the whole oats.
Weight of Oats
Weight of Hulls
Per cent Hulls
Sample 1
Sample 2
•
Average
What is an average figure for per cent of hulls in heavy, medium, and
light oats?
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EXERCISE 20. CORN AND OATS, "GROUND FEED"
Fill out the blank spaces below for the feed given. (Reference, Pro-
ductive Feeding, Chapter XVII)
Origin
Guarantees: Per cent protein Per cent fat Per cent fiber (max.)
Purity
Identify weed seeds if present
Fineness of feed (per cent passing through a 50-mesh sieve)
Odor (fresh, damp, musty)
Quality t
Value for feeding:
Dairy Cows
Beef Cattle
Horses
Swine
Sheep
Chemical Composition, in Per Cent
Corn and Oats
Average
Composition
Digestion
Coefficients1
Per Cent
Digestible
Components
Nutritive
Ratio
Dry matter
Protein
Fat
Fiber
N-free extract
Ash
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates and fat
1-
Total digestible matter
Cost per ton per Ib.
Cost per Ib. digestible nutrients .
General Remarks:
1 Assuming "Ground Feed" was composed of equal parts, by weight, of corn and oats.
42
EXERCISE 21. BARLEY
Fill out the blank spaces below for the feed given. (Reference, Pro-
ductive Feeding, Chapter XVII)
Origin
Quality (well cleaned, plump, bright, freedom from other grains)
Mechanical condition (whole, ground, rolled)
Impurities
Value for feeding:
Dairy Cows
Beef Cattle
Horses
Swine
Sheep
Chemical Composition, in Per Cent
Barley
Average
Composition
Digestion
Coefficients
Per Cent
Digestible
Components
Nutritive
Ratio
Dry matter
Protein
Fat
Fiber
N-f ree extract
Ash
•
Carbohydrates . ...
Carbohydrates and fat
1:
Total dieestible matter. . .
Cost per ton per Ib
Cost per Ib. of digestible nutrients
Weight of 1 bushel 1 quart .
General Remarks:
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EXERCISE 22. MILO MAIZE (OR OTHER GRAIN SORGHUMS)
Fill out the blank spaces below for the feed given. (Reference, Pro-
ductive Feeding, Chapter XVI)
Origin
Strain and variety.
Quality ; .
Impurities
Value for feeding:
Dairy Cows
Beef Cattle
Horses
Swine
Sheep
Chemical Composition, in Per Cent
Milo Maize
Average
Composition
Digestion
Coefficients
Per Cent
Digestible
Components
Nutritive
Ratio
Dry matter
Protein
Fat
Fiber
N-free extract
Ash
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates and fat
1-
Total digestible matter
Cost per ton per Ib
Cost per Ib. of digestible nutrients
Weight of 1 bushel 1 quart .
General Remarks:
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EXERCISE 23. GRAIN SCREENINGS
(Reference, Productive Feeding, Chapter XVI)
Weigh out two portions of 10 grams each and separate them into four
different parts as follows: (1) kernels of grains or other economic plants, (2)
weed seeds, (3) chaff, straw, etc., and (4) dirt, sand, etc.
Weigh each portion separately and calculate the per cent in the screen-
ings. Identify as many of the different weed seeds as possible by comparison
with a standard seed collection.
Weigh separately the weed seeds present in large numbers and calculate
the per cent in the screenings.
Identify noxious and poisonous weed seeds in the sample, giving the
number of each, and calculate the number in one pound and one ton of the
screenings.
Composition of Grain Screenings.
10 Grams Contained
Sample 1
Sample 2
Average Per
Cent
Weight
Per Cent
Weight
Per Cent
1. Kernels of grains, etc
2. Weed seeds
3 Chaff, straw, etc
4. Dirt and sand
Noxious Weeds Present in 10 Grams of Screenings
Name
Weight
Per Cent
Number
Number in
1 Pound
1 Ton
•
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EXERCISE 24. WHEAT BRAN
Fill out the blank spaces below for the feed given. (Reference, Pro-
ductive Feeding, Chapter XVII)
Origin
Guarantees: Per cent fat Per cent protein Per cent fiber (max.)
Quality (Roller or Country-mill, freedom from mustiness or molds)
Proportion of floury material
Impurities
Number of whole weed seeds in 10 grams
Value for feeding:
Dairy Cows
Beef Cattle
Horses
Swine
Sheep
•
Chemical Composition, in Per Cent
Wheat Bran
Average
Composition
Digestion
Coefficients
Per Cent
Digestible
Components
Nutritive
Ratio
Dry matter
Protein
Fat
Fiber
N-f ree extract
Ash
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates and fat
1:
Total digestible matter . . .
Cost per ton per Ib
Cost per Ib. of digestible [nutrients . .
Weight of sacks 1 quart .
46
EXERCISE 24 (Continued)
General Remarks:
47
EXERCISE 25. WHEAT MIDDLINGS
Fill out the blank spaces below for the feed given. (Reference, Pro-
ductive Feeding, Chapter XV)
Origin
Guarantees: Per cent protein Per cent fat Per cent fiber (max.)
Kind of middlings (flour, standard or shorts)
Quality (proportion of flour, freedom from mustiness or molds)
Are ground screenings or whole weed seeds found in sample?
Value for feeding:
Dairy Cows
Beef Cattle
Horses
Swine
Sheep
Chemical Composition, in Per Cent
Wheat Middlings
Average
Composition
Digestion
Coefficients
Per Cent
Digestible
Components
Nutritive
Ratio
Dry matter
Protein
Fat
Fiber
N-f ree extract
Ash
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates and fat
1
Total digestible matter
Cost per ton per Ib. :
Cost per Ib. of digestible nutrients
Weight per sack per quart .
48
EXERCISE 25 (Continued)
General Remarks:
49
EXERCISE 26. RED DOG FLOUR
Fill out the .blank spaces below for the feed given. (Reference, Pro-
ductive Feeding, Chapter XV^
Guarantees :
Quality ....
Per cent protein Per cej
it fat Per cent fiber (max.)
Impurities
Value for feeding :
Dairy Cows Beef Cattle H..
rses Swine Sheep
Chemical Composition, in Per Cent
Red Dog Flour
Average
Composition
Digestion
Coefficients
Per Cent
Digestible
Components
Nutritive
Ratio
Dry matter
Protein
Fat
Fiber
N-f ree extract
Ash
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates and fat
|;
Total digestible matter
Cost per ton per Ib
Cost per Ib. of digestible nutrients
Weight per sack per quart .
General Remarks:
50
EXERCISE 27. BUCKWHEAT FEED
Fill out the blank spaces below for the feed given. (Reference, Pro-
ductive Feeding, Chapter XVII)
Origin
Guarantees
Quality
Per cent hulls
floury materials J ;
Value for feeding:
Dairy Cows
Beef Cattle Horses Swine Sheep
Chemical Composition, in Per Cent
Buckwheat Feed
Average
Composition
Digestion
Coefficients
Per Cent
Digestible
Components
Nutritive
Ratio
Dry matter
1:
Protein
Fat
Fiber
N-f ree extract ....
Ash
Carbohydrates. . .
Carbohydrates an
Total digestible m
d f at
atter
Cost per ton , per Ib
Cost per Ib. of digestible nutrients
Weight per sack 1 quart .
General Remarks:
See following exercise.
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EXERCISE 28. A, To DETERMINE PER CENT OF HULLS IN BUCKWHEAT
FEED
Weigh out 100 grams of the thoroughly mixed sample and separate it
into two portions by means of a 50-mesh sieve. Weigh each portion, repeat
the experiment and average the results. Calculate percentages of hulls and
middlings present in the sample.
Sample 1.
Sample 2
Average
Per Cent
Weight
Per Cent
Weight
Per Cent
Hulls
•
Total .
Middlings
B, TEST FOR RICE HULLS
Pure rice bran and rice meal contain considerable fat, and are not moist-
ened if placed on the surface of water. When a teaspoonful of a sample of
rice bran or rice meal adulterated with hulls is placed on the surface of water
in a tumbler the hulls will soon sink into the water. Make the test with a
sample of rice bran or meal of known purity for comparison.
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EXERCISE 29. GLUTEN FEED
Fill out the blank spaces below for the feed given. (Reference, Pro-
ductive Feeding, Chapter XVII)
Origin
Guarantees: Per cent fat Per cent protein Per cent fiber (max.)
Quality
Impurities
Is it artificially colored? *
Value for feeding:
Dairy Cows Beef Cattle
Swine
Sheep
Chemical Composition, in Per Cent
Gluten Feed
Average
Composition
Digestion
(.Coefficients
Per Cent
Digestible
Components
Nutritive
Ratio
Dry matter
Protein
Fat
•
•
Fiber
N-free extract
Ash
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates and fat
1:
Total digestible matter
Cost per ton per Ib
Cost per Ib. of digestible nutrients
Weight of sacks 1 quart .
General Remarks:
If so stated on sacks; may be determined by noting the color of the water extract.
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EXERCISE 30. DRIED BEET PULP
Fill out the blank spaces below for the feed given. (Reference, Pro-
ductive Feeding, Chapter XIII)
Origin
Is it plain dried beet pulp or dried molasses beet pulp? .
Is it clean, bright and free from mustiness, or lumpy? .
Color. . .
Quality
Value for feeding:
Dairy Cows
Beef Cattie
Horses
Swine
Sheep
Chemical Composition, in Per Cent
Beet Pulp
Average
Composition
Digestion
Coefficients
Per Cent
Digestible
Components
Nutritive
Ratio
Dry matter
Protein :
Fat
Fiber
•
N-free extract
Ash
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates and fat . .
1-
Total digestible matter
Cost per ton per 100 Ibs.
Cost per Ib. of digestible nutrients. . .
Weight per sack. per quart . .
General Remarks:
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EXERCISE 31. TEST OF WATER- ABSORPTION BY DRIED BEET PULP
Weigh out 10 grains of the dried pulp and place in a beaker with 100
c.c. of water, mix well by stirring with a glass rod or spoon and cover with a
watch glass. Leave standing until the following day or at least 6 to 8 hours.
Pour off and weigh excess of water and figure ratio of amount of water
absorbed to weight of pulp.
Repeat experiment with a sample of dried molasses beet pulp.
EXERCISE 32. DRIED BREWERS' GRAINS
Fill out the blank spaces below for the feed given. (Reference, Pro-
ductive Feeding, Chapter XVII)
Origin
Guarantees : Per cent protein Per cent fat Per cent fiber (max.)
Purity. -
Cereal grains identified in sample
Quality
Value for feeding:
Dairy Cows
Beef Cattle
Horses
Swine
Sheep
Chemical Composition, in Per Cent
Dried Brewers' Grains
Average
Composition
Digestion
Coefficients
Per Cent
Digestible
Components
Nutritive
Ratio
Dry matter
Protein
Fat
Fiber
N-free extract
Ash
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates and fat
•
1-
Total digestible matter
Cost per ton per Ib
Cost per Ib. digestible nutrients
Weight per sack per quart .
36
EXERCISE 32 (Continued)
General Remarks:
57
EXERCISE 33. DRIED DISTILLERS' GRAINS
Fill out the blank spaces below for the feed given. (Reference, Pro-
ductive Feeding, Chapter XVII)
Origin
Guarantees: Per cent protein Per cent fat Per cent fiber (max.)
Cereal grains identified in sample
Purity
Identify weed seeds if present
Quality
Value for feeding:
Dairy Cows
Beef Cattle
Horses
Swine
Sheep
Chemical Composition, in Per Cent
Dried Distillers' Grains
Average
Composition
Digestion
Coefficients
Per Cent
Digestible
Components
Nutritive
Ratio
Dry matter
Protein
Fat
Fiber
N-free extract
Ash..
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates and fat
1;
Total digestible matter
Cost per ton per Ib
Cost per Ib. of digestible nutrients. . .
Weight per sack per quart .
58
EXERCISE 33 (Continued)
General Kemarks: "
59
EXERCISE 34. LINSEED MEAL
Fill out the blank spaces below for the feed "given. (Reference, Pro-
ductive Feeding, Chapter XVII)
Origin
Guarantees: Per cent protein Per cent fat Per cent fiber (max.)
Is it old-process or new-process meal? (See following exercise)
Quality
Mechanical condition (fine- or coarse-ground, pea size, etc.)
Impurities . .•
Value of feeding:
Dairy Cows
Beef Cattle
Horses
Swine
Sheep
Chemical Composition, in Per Cent
Linseed Meal
Average
Composition
Digestion
Coefficients
Per Cent
Digestible
Components
Nutritive
Ratio
Dry matter
Protein
Fat....
Fiber
N-f ree extract
Ash
Carbohydrates
•
Carbohydrates and fat
1:
Total digestible matter
Cost per ton per Ib . .
Cost per Ib. of digestible nutrients .
Weight of sacks 1 quart .
60
EXERCISE 34 (Continued)
General Remarks:
61
EXERCISE 35. THE SWELLING TEST FOR LINSEED MEAL
Pulverize a small amount of the meal and place a level teaspoonful of
it in a tumbler; add 10 teaspoonfuls of boiling hot water to the meal. Stir
thoroughly and allow to settle. Old-process meal will remain jelly-like on
standing, while the new-process meal will settle in the course of an hour and
leave a clear yellowish solution on top. See FIG. 38 in Productive Feeding.
About what proportion of clear water is left on top in case of each sample?
Test for starch: Add a few drops of iodine solution to the clear liquid in
each tumbler and note the color. Is starch present in either case?
A more delicate test for starch may be made by placing a very small
amount of the finely pulverized meal on a slide, mixing it with a couple of
drops of distilled water, and adding a drop of iodine solution. Examine under
microscope for blue-colored specks. Starch is not present in meal made from
clean, well-matured flaxseed.
62
I
EXERCISE 36. COTTONSEED MEAL
Fill out the blank spaces below for the feed given. (Reference, Pro-
ductive Feeding, Chapter XVII)
Origin
Guarantees: Per cent protein Per cent fat Per cent fiber (max.)
Color .'
Quality
Impurities (see following exercise)
Is it fine or coarse-ground, pea or nut size, etc?
Value for feeding:
Dairy Cows
Beef Cattle
Horses
Swine
Sheep
Chemical Composition, in Per Cent
Cottonseed Meal
Average
Composition
Digestion
Coefficients
Per Cent
Digestible
Components
Nutritive
Ratio
Dry matter
Protein . .
Fat
Fiber
N-free extract
Ash
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates and fat
1:
Total digestible matter
•
Cost per ton per Ib
Cost per Ib. of digestible nutrients . . .
Weight of sacks 1 quart .
63
EXERCISE 36 (Continued)
General Remarks:
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EXERCISE 37. TEST FOR IMPURITIES IN COTTONSEED MEAL
Place a teaspoonful of the meal in a tumbler and pour over it 1^ to 2 oz.
of hot water. Stir the mass until it is thoroughly wet and all the particles
are floating. Allow it to subside for from 5 to 10 seconds and pour off. If a
large amount of fine, dark-brown sediment has settled in this time (a sediment
noticeably heavier than the fine mustard-yellow meal and one which upon
repeated treatments with boiling hot water keep settling out) the goods are
a feed meal, i. e,, meal containing relatively large quantities of ground hulls.
All meals contain small quantities of hulls and show dark specks. If, however,,
there is found a large amount of this residue, one which persists in remaining
after several washings and decantings, it is surely composed of hulls and the
goods are a feed meal or an adulterated cottonseed meal.
The results of the test are very striking when a feed meal is compared
with a meal of known purity, which is similarly tested at the same time (Ver-
mont station).
Question 1: How many pounds of cottonseed meal, hulls and oil are ob-
tained, on the average, from a ton of cottonseed in modern mills?
Question 2: What are the relative values of cottonseed meal and In-
dian corn for feeding farm animals?
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EXERCISE 38. COCONUT MEAL
Fill out the blank spaces below for the feed given. (Reference, Pro-
ductive Feeding, Chapter XVIII)
Origin
Guarantees: Per cent protein Per cent fat Per cent fiber (max.)
Quality
Flavor (pure, aromatic or rancid)
Is it lumpy?
Impurities
Value of feeding:
Dairy Cows
Beef Cattle
Horses
Swine
Sheep
Chemical Composition, in Per Cent
Coconut Meal
Average
Composition
Digestion
Coefficients
Per Cent
Digestible
Components
Nutritive
Ratio
Dry matter
Protein
Fat
Fiber
N-fiber extract. . .
Ash
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates and fat. . . .'•. . .
Total digestible matter. . . .
1:
Cost per ton per Ib
Cost per Ib. of digestible nutrients . . .
Weight of sacks 1 quart .
General Remarks:
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EXERCISE 39. TANKAGE
Fill out the blank spaces below for the feed given. (Reference, Pro-
ductive Feeding, Chapter XIX)
Origin ,
Guarantees: Per cent protein Per cent calcium phosphate ,
Purity
Quality
Value for feeding:
Dairy Cows
Beef Cattle
Horses
Swine
Sheep
Chemical Composition, in Per Cent
Tankage
Dry matter
Protein
Fat
Fiber
N-free extract
Ash
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates and fat .
Total digestible matter.
Average
Composition.
Digestion
Coefficients
Per Cent
Digestible
Components
Nutritive
Ratio
1:
Cost per ton per Ib
Cost per Ib. digestible nutrients per Ib. digestible protein.
General Remarks:
67
EXERCISE 40o. NAME OF FEED.
Fill out the blank spaces below for the feed given. (Mixed dairy, horse,
or swine feeds, calf meals, miscellaneous feeds).
Origin
Guarantees: Per cent protein Per cent fat Per cent fiber (max.)
Purity •
Are whole weed seeds present?
If s«, identify the main kinds and determine number of noxious weeds in one pound. . . .
Value for feeding:
.Dairy Cows
Beef Cattle • Horses Swine Sheep
Chemical Composition, in Per Cent
Average
Composition
Digestion
Coefficients
Per Cent
Digestible
Components
Nutritive
Ratio
Dry matter . . . .
1:
Protein
Fat
Fiber
N-free extract
Ash
Carbohydrates .
Carbohydrates an
Total digestible n
d fat
latter
Cost per ton
per 100 Ibs.
Cost per Ib. of die
estible matter. .
General Remarks:
68
EXERCISE 406. NAME OF FEED
Fill out the blank spaces below for the feed given.
Origin '.
Guarantees: Per cent protein Per cent fat. ...... .Per cent fiber (max.)
Purity
Are whole weed seeds present?
If so, identify the main kinds and determine number of noxious weeds in one pound .
Value for feeding:
Dairy Cows Beef Cattle Horses Swine Sheep
Chemical Composition, in Per Cent
Average
Composition .
Digestion
Coefficients
Per Cent
Digestible
Components
Nutritive
Ratio
Dry matter
T
1:
Protein . .
Fat
Fiber
N-free extract
Ash
Carbohydrates . ....
Carbohydrates and fat
Total digestible matter
Cost per ton per 100 Ibs
Cost ner Ib. of digestible matter . .
General Remarks:
69
EXERCISE 40c. NAME OF FEED
Fill out the blank spaces below for the feed given.
Origin
Guarantees: Per cent protein Per cent fat Per cent fiber (max.).
Purity
Are whole weed seeds present?
If so, identify the main kinds and determine number of noxious weeds in one pound
Value for feeding:
Dairy Cows
Beef Cattle
Horses
Swine
Sheep
Chemical Composition, in Per Cent
Average
Composition
Digestion
Coefficients
. Per Cent
Digestible
Components
Nutritive
Ratio
Dry matter
Protein
Fat
Fiber ;
N-free extract. ...
Ash..
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates and fat ....
1-
Total digestible matter
Cost per ton per 100 Ibs. .
Cost per Ib. of digestible matter
General Remarks:
70
EXERCISE 40d. NAME OF FEED
Fill out the blank spaces below for the feed given.
Origin
Guarantees: Per cent protein Per cent fat Per cent fiber (max.)
Purity
Are whole weed seeds present?
If so, identify the main kinds and determine number of noxious weeds in one pound.
Value for feeding:
Dairy Cows
Beef Cattle
Horses
Swine
Sheep
Chemical Composition, in Per Cent
Average
Composition
Digestion
.Coefficients .
Per Cent
Digestible
Components
Nutritive
Ratio
Dry matter
Protein
Fat
Fiber
N-free extract
Ash
Carbohydrates . . .
Carbohydrates and fat
1-
Total digestible matter
Cost per ton per 100 Ibs.
Cost per Ib. of digestible matter
General Remarks:
71
EXERCISE 40e. NAME OF FEED
Fill out the blank spaces below for the feed given.
Origin
Guarantees: Per cent protein Per cent fat Per cent fiber (max,)
Purity
Are whole weed seeds present?
If so, identify the main kinds and determine number of noxious weeds in one pound .
Value for feeding:
Dairy Cows
Beef Cattle
Horses
Swine
1 Sheep
Chemical Composition, in Per Cent
Average
Composition
Digestion
Coefficients
Per Cent
Digestible
Components
Nutritive
Ratio
Dry matter
Protein
Fat '.
Fiber
N-f ree extract
Ash
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates and fat
1:
Total digestible matter
Cost' per ton per 100 Ibs.
Cost per Ib. of digestible matter
General Remarks:
72
EXERCISE 40/. NAME OF FEED .
Fill out the blank spaces below for the feed given.
Origin
Guarantees: Per cent protein Per cent fat Per cent fiber (max.)
Purity :
Are whole weed seeds present? '
If so, identify the main kinds and determine number of noxious weeds in one pound.
Value for feeding:
Dairy Cows
Beef Cattle
Horses
Swine
Sheep
Chemical Composition, in Per Cent
Average
Composition
Digestion
Coefficients
Per Cent
Digestible
Components
Nutritive
Ratio
Dry matter
Protein
Fat
Fiber
-
N-f ree extract
Ash
Carbohydrates ....
Carbohydrates and fat .
1-
Total digestible matter
Cost per ton per 100 Ibs.
Cost per Ib. of digestible matter
General Remarks:
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EXERCISE 41. CONDIMENTAL STOCK FEEDS
(Reference, Productive Feeding, Chapter XX)
Secure a few samples of condimental stock feeds and try to identify some
of their ingredients.
1. What kind of a filler do they contain? Estimate the proportion of
stock feed made up by the filler.
2. Are charcoal, salt, sulphur, or any special drug or drugs to be dis-
tinguished?
3. Compare the cost of a pound of stock feed with the approximate cost
of the filler and other ingredients thereof, in so far as these have been identified.
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EXERCISE 42. THE FEED-UNIT SYSTEM
(Reference, Productive Feeding, Chapter IX)
1. A cow freshened December 12, 1913, and was milked until February*4,
1915. During this time she produced 18459.2 pounds milk containing 667.79
pounds butter fat, and consumed the following amounts of feed:
5,385 pounds alfalfa hay.
4,423 pounds corn silage.
640 pounds mangels.
7,111 pounds green alfalfa.
1,760 pounds green barley.
386 pounds green corn.
1554.3 pounds wheat bran. .
1169.9 pounds rolled barley.
927.8 pounds rolled oats.
363.9 pounds linseed meal.
455.7 pounds coconut meal.
1420.4 pounds dried beet pulp.
Her average weight during this time was 14QO pounds.
"i
2. Another cow in the same herd freshened February 6, 1914, and milked
until January 21, 1915. During this time she produced 6058.9 pounds milk
containing 213.55 pounds butter fat; her feed consumption was as follows:
5091 pounds alfalfa hay.
2228 pounds corn silage.
9495 pounds green alfalfa. ,
" 1369 pounds green barley.
571 pounds bran.
595 pounds rolled barley.
373 pounds rolled oats. ••»
142 pounds linseed meal.
222 pounds coconut oil meal
153 pounds dried beet pulp.
Her average weight was 1450 pounds during this time.
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EXERCISE 42 (Continued)
Figure out for each' cow:
1. Cost of a gallon of milkl
J-at current feed prices
2. Cost of a pound of fat J
3. Number of feed units eaten by each cow
4. Number of feed units per gallon of milk
5. Number of feed units per pound of fat
6. Number of feed units required for each cow, according to the
feed-unit standard . .
1st cow
2nd cow
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EXERCISE 43. COMPARISONS OF RELATIVE ECONOMY OF FEEDING STUFFS
(Reference, Productive Feeding, Chapter X)
Problem 1 : Which is the more economical brand of linseed meal to buy,
one guaranteed to contain 32.5 per cent protein and 8 per cent fat, costing
$36.50; or one containing 35 per cent protein, 6 per cent fat, costing $40 per
ton?
Problem 2: Which is the more economical brand of wheat bran to buy,
one guaranteed to contain 16.5 per cent protein and 4.5 per cent fat, cost-
ing $26 a ton, or one containing 13 per cent protein, 4 per cent fat, costing
$23 a ton.
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EXERCISE 43 (Continued)
Problem 3: Which is the cheaper feed :
(a) Wheat at 80c a bushel or wheat bran at $24 a ton?
(b) Shelled corn at 60c a ton or hominy feed at $28 a ton?
(c) Sugar beets at $5 a ton or dried beet pulp at $25 a ton?
(d) Clover hay at $15 a ton, timothy hay at $14 a ton, or
alfalfa hay at $18 a ton?
Problem 4- Cane molasses can be bought at 15c a gallon (12 pounds)
and Indian corn at 60c a bushel (grinding 5c per cwt.) ; how much digestible
matter is furnished for a dollar in either case?
EXERCISE 44. COMPARATIVE MANURIAL VALUES OF FEEDS
(Reference, Productive Feeding, Chapter XI, and Appendix Table V)
1. If a protein feed is needed to balance a ration, which one of the fol-
lowing feeds would be preferable, considering also manurial values: Wheat
bran at $24.50 a ton, dried distillers' grains at $29.75, cottonseed meal at
$35, linseed meal at $33, and tankage (60 per cent) at $50?
Arrange the feeds in order of
(a) Decreasing manurial values,
(b) Cost of digestible protein,
(c) Cost of total digestible matter.
Giving equal weight to (a) and (c), which would be the order of preference
(1) when dairy cows are fed, and (2) when pigs are fed?
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EXERCISE 44 (Continued)
2. Calculate the mammal value in a ton each of the following feeds :
wheat, wheat middlings, buckwheat middlings, cottonseed hulls, and red dog flour
at the following prices : Nitrogen 20c a pound, phosphoric acid and potash
each 5c a pound.
3. Is it advisable from the view-point of soil fertility to feed Indian corn
worth 90c a bushel, when gluten feed can be bought at $25 a ton?
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EXERCISE 45. A STUDY OF FARM FERTILITY
1. What are the fertilizing ingredients in the manure worth, from a herd
of milch cows fed the following amounts of feed during a certain period :
540 Ibs. oats
620 Ibs. Indian corn
210 Ibs. linseed meal (O. P.)
4040 Ibs. corn silage
2320 Ibs. red clover hay,
the cost of the fertilizer elements being : nitrogen 18 c per pound, phosphoric
acid 4^c, potash
2. (a) How much fertility would be sold if these feeds (except linseed
meal) were sold off the farm; (b) how much when the milk which was pro-
duced (1^2 tons) was sold for direct consumption, and (c) how much, if only
the butter made from this milk (testing 3.9 per cent) was sold, the skim milk
and butter milk being fed on the farm?
(a)
(b)
(c)..
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B. RATIONS FOR FARM ANIMALS.
EXERCISE 46. PROBLEMS IN CALF RAISING
(Reference, Productive Feeding, Chapter XXI)
1. Make the best estimate you can of the amounts and cost of the feed
consumed by a calf as raised by good dairymen in your section: (a) up
to weaning; (6) to the end of the first year; (c) by a heifer during her first
two years.
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EXERCISE 46 (Continued)
2. Calculate the feed cost for raising a calf to weaning, at current market
prices, according to the following methods: (a) leaving it with the dam; (6)
feeding whole milk for 4 weeks, then gradually substituting skim milk and
feeding hay and a grain mixture composed of oats, Indian corn (or milo maize),
wheat middlings and linseed meal, two parts of the first three, and one part of
linseed meal ; (c) feeding whole milk for 2 weeks only and then as given under 6.
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EXERCISE 47. THE WOLFF-LEHMANN STANDARD FOR DAIRY Cows
(Reference, Productive Feeding, Chapters VIII and XXII)
What are the digestible nutrients and the nutritive ratios of the three
rations given below:
Dig
estible
Dry Matter,
Pounds
Protein,
Pounds
Carbohydrates
and Fat,
Pounds
N. R.
(a)
30 Ibs alfalfa hay
1:
(b)
20 Ibs. alfalfa hay
-
30 Ibs. corn silage
(c)
15 Ibs. alfalfa hay
1:
25 Ibs. corn silage
5 Ibs. barley
1:
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EXERCISE 47 (Continued)
Give the amounts of dry matter and digestible nutrients that a cow
weighing 1000 pounds and producing about 22 pounds of milk should receive
in her daily ration, according to the Wolff-Lehmann Standard. Discuss in
how far these requirements are met by the preceding three rations.
The Wolff-Lehmann Standard
Dry Matter,
Pounds
Digestible
N. R.
Protein,
Pounds
Carbohydrates
and Fat,
Pounds
1000 Ib. milch cow producing 22 Ibs.
milk daily
t-
1:
Differences between standard and components 4n preceding rations:
(a) .
(b)
(c)
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EXERCISE 48. THE ARMSBY STANDARD FOR DAIRY Cows
(Same reference as for preceding Exercise)
What are the contents of digestible true protein and energy in the three
rations given in the preceding exercise? (Use figures in Table III, Productive
Feeding.)
Digestible Protein, Pounds
Energy Values, Therms
(a)
30 Ibs. alfalfa hay
(b)
20 Ibs. alfalfa hay
«
30 Ibs. corn silage
•
(c)
15 Ibs. alfalfa hay
25 Ibs. corn silage
5 Ibs. barley
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EXERCISE 48 (Continued)
Give amounts of digestible protein and energy called for by the Armsby
Standard for dairy cows under similar conditions as suggested in Exercise 47.
Discuss in how far these requirements are met by the preceding three
rations.
The Armsby Standard
Digestible Protein, Pounds Energy Values, Therms
1000 Ibs. milch cow
maintenance . .
22 Ibs. milk .
Total..
Differences between standard and components in preceding three rations.
(b)..
(c).
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EXERCISE 49. THE HAECKER STANDARD FOR DAIRY Cows
(Reference, Productive Feeding, Chapter XXII)
A 1200-pound cow producing 28 pounds of 4 per cent milk daily, receives
the following daily ration:
20 pounds mixed clover and timothy hay, 34 pounds corn silage, 8 pounds
of a mixture of corn meal, oats, dried distillers' grains (equal parts by weight)
and one part each of linseed meal and gluten feed. How much total dry matter
and digestible matter does the ration supply, and how does it compare with
the Haecker Standard for dairy cows?
Suggest a modification that may seem desirable and show how it will affect
the content of nutrients in the ration.
Dry Matter,
Pounds
Digestible
N. R.
Protein,
Pounds
Carbohydrates
and Fat,
Pounds
20 Ibs. mixed clover and timothy . . .
34 Ibs corn 'silage
corn meal
oats
distillers' grains
linseed meal
gluten feed
Total
1:
The Haecker Standard
28 Ibs. milk, 4 per cent
Maintenance, 1200 Ib. cow
Difference
1:
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EXERCISE 50. A STUDY OF RATIONS FOR DAIRY Cows
A herd of milch cows, weighing on the average about 1100 pounds, are
each fed 10 pounds corn stover, 24 pounds corn silage, and 4 pounds corn meal
per head daily, yielding on this feed with blue-grass pasture in summer, an
average of 175 pounds of butter fat for the year. Suggest a change in the
system of feeding which will bring the ration closer to the standard and
increase the production of the cows. Calculate the cost per 100 pounds of
milk and one pound butter fat, assuming that the herd milk tested 4.2 per cent
for fat.
Dry Matter,
Pounds
Digestible
N. R.
Protein,
Pounds
Carbohydrates
and Fat,
Pounds
10 Ibs. corn stover . . ;
24 Ibs. corn silage
4 Ibs corn meal
The Wolff-Lehmann Standard (es-
timated daily production, Ibs.
1:
1:
milk)
Ration as given above.
Suggested (feed added,) Ibs.
1:
Discuss variation from standard, and suggest further improvement in
the composition of the ration.
EXERCISE 51. FORMULATING RATIONS FOR DAIRY Cows1
1. Make up a ration from the following feeds for a dairy cow weighing
1150 pounds and yielding 25.4 pounds milk a day:
Corn silage, mixed clover and timothy hay, gluten feed and wheat bran.
Compare with feeding standards and calculate cost per day at current
market prices and feed cost per 100 pounds of milk and per pound of butter fat,
assuming the fat content of the milk to be 3. 8 per cent.
2. Make up a ration from the following feeds for a dairy cow weighing
925 pounds and yielding 16.3 pounds milk (4.9 per cent fat) :
Clover hay (limited supply), corn silage, corn meal, wheat middlings and
linseed meal (O. P.). Calculate cost of ration and average cost of milk and
butter fat as under No. 1.
1 Study carefully points to be considered in formulating rations, in Productive Feeding,
close of Chapter VIII, before writing this and similar exercises given in the Manual. In
this and the following ration exercises draw forms similar to that used in Exercise 50.
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EXERCISE 51 (Continued)
3. If mixed hay, corn stalks, ground oats and corn meal are available
and represent the cheapest feeds on the market, what proportion of each had
better be fed to a dairy herd; suggest an improvement in the ration by pur-
chasing a small amount of some feed that will tend to balance the ration at a
minimum cost, according to local market prices.
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EXERCISE 52. FORMULATING RATIONS FOR DAIRY Cows
1. Formulate a ration for the dairy herd made up of home-grown feeds
only. Show how it may be modified by the purchase of a commercial feeding
stuff; (a) with regard to nutritive effect only, (b) with regard to both cost
and nutritive effect.
2. Five tons of alfalfa hay and 4 tons beets (mangels) make a sufficient
amount of feed for a cow producing 300 pounds of butter fat in a year. Cal-
culate the average daily ration, and compare with the Wolff-Lehmann and
Armsby standards. Suggest a modification of the ration that you may con-
sider will tend to increase its efficiency.
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EXERCISE 53. FORMULATING RATIONS FOR DAIRY Cows
1. What improvement can you suggest in a ration for a dairy cow that
is receiving alfalfa hay and wheat bran only? How much of these two feeds
should a 1200-pound cow receive when yielding 23 pounds of milk (3. 8 per cent
fat)?
2. Make up a balanced ration for a dairy cow (weight 1150 pounds, pro-
ducing 36.5 pounds of 3.5 per cent milk), from the following feeds:
(a) Clover hay and corn-and-cob meal.
(b) Corn fodder, corn meal, wheat bran and cottonseed meal.
(c) Pea-vine hay, cottonseed meal, cottonseed hulls.
(d) Alfalfa hay, corn silage, milo, barley
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EXERCISE 54. FORMULATING RATIONS FOR DAIRY Cows
Formulate a balanced ration for a 1000-pound milch cow from the two
feeds, oat straw and linseed meal, according to the Wolff-Lehmann Standard.
Will this make an effective practical ration? — if not, give reasons why. Intro-
duce one or two other feeds that will make up a desirable ration to feed good
dairy cows.
EXERCISE 54 (Continued)
2. The following grain mixture is fed in a dairy herd : 200 pounds corn-
and-cob meal, 100 pounds each of wheat bran and ground oats, and 50 pounds
linseed meal.
Calculate the digestible components, nutritive ratio and weight per quart
of this mixture.
How many pounds should be fed with a good quality of mixed hay, when
fed to cows producing 25 pounds of 3.6 per cent milk?
How much mixed hay, and how much hay and corn silage, should the cows
receive with the grain mixture to make a balanced ration? What modifica-
tion in the grain mixture would you recommend, if clover hay were the only
available roughage?
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EXERCISE 55. FORMULATING RATIONS FOR DAIRY Cows
1. A cow consumed the following amounts of feed during one year: 1000
pounds of mixed hay, 100 pounds alfalfa hay, 6000 pounds corn silage, 600
pounds of soiling crops (green sorghum), 600 pounds each of wheat bran and
corn meal, 80 pounds of linseed meal, and 365 pounds distillers' grains. She
was on limited pasture 150 days. Her production for the year was 7 180 pounds
milk and 306 pounds butter fat; average body weight 1040 pounds.
Calculate total feed units eaten, estimating one pasture day equal to 8
feed units; also average feed units per day, feed units per 100 pounds milk
and per pound butter fat.
Calculate cost of ration at average local feed prices; also feed cost per
100 pounds milk and per pound butter fat.
EXERCISE 55 (Continued)
2. A dairy herd producing, on the average, 6800 pounds of 4 per cent milk
per head annually, receives the following feed during the year: mixed clover
and timothy hay, Indian corn silage, corn stover, ground corn and oats, malt
sprouts and linseed meal, in amounts that enable the cows to maintain a high
production and keep in good body condition. Formulate a ration that will
bring this about at a minimum feed cost, figuring the feeds at ordinary market
prices, and including 150 pasture days, for which a charge of $1.50 a month
is made. Calculate the feed cost per quart of milk and per pound of butter
fat, under the system of feeding recommended.
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EXERCISE 56. CRITICISMS OF RATIONS FOR DAIRY Cows
1. What criticisms do you have to offer of the following rations for dairy
cows:
(a) Corn silage 30 pounds, gluten meal 4 pounds, Indian corn 3 pounds.
(b) Wheat hay 20 pounds, flour middlings 5 pounds, wheat bran 3 pounds.
(c) Oat hay 20 pounds, oat shorts 8 pounds.
Calculate nutrients in these rations, and, if possible, look up Wisconsin
Station Research Bulletin 17, and discuss the problem presented by them.
EXERCISE 56 (Continued)
2. Compare the following two rations for dairy cows as to digestible
nutrients and feed cost, assuming that they have proved equally effective
for milk production, producing 32 pounds of 4.5 per cent milk:
(a) Fifteen pounds alfalfa hay, 5 pounds corn stalks, 40 pounds mangels,
4 pounds corn meal, 3 pounds ground oats.
(b) Fifteen pounds alfalfa hay, 20 pounds silags, 3 pounds hominy feed,
one pound each of linseed meal and dried distillers' grains.
What was the average feed cost per 100 pounds of milk and per pound of
butter fat in either case at current feed prices?
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EXERCISE 57. RATIONS FOR DAIRY Cows ON OFFICIAL TESTS
1. The following daily ration is fed a high-producing cow weighing 1500
pounds: 40 pounds corn silage, 35 pounds alfalfa hay, 8 pounds barley, 7
pounds dried beet pulp, 4 pounds wheat bran.
Calculate the digestible nutrients in the ration and compare with stand-
ards. How much butter fat should a cow produce to be entitled to such a
ration?
2. Make calculations as in the preceding ration with the following
ration: 30 pounds Indian corn silage (from well-eared, nearly mature corn),
10 pounds clover hay, 35 pounds sugar beets, 21 pounds of a grain mixture
consisting of bran, ground oats, gluten feed, equal parts by weight, and 3
pounds linseed meal.
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EXERCISE 58. RELATIVE ECONOMY OF DAIRY FEEDS
(Reference, Productive Feeding, Chapter X)
1. Compare alfalfa hay and wheat bran as components of rations for dairy
cows or beef cattle and give relative feeding value as indicated by (a) total
digestible components, (b) energy values, (c) feed-unit system, and (d) results
of actual comparative trials. At ordinary market prices, which one is the
more economical of the two feeds?
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EXERCISE 58 (Continued)
2. Calculate the relative economy of the following feeds at the market
prices given, according to contents of total digestible matter, energy values
and feed-unit system, viz.:
(a) Alfalfa hay at $18 a ton, corn meal at $32 a ton, barley at $28,
wheat bran at $24. Give order of preference for the purpose of making up
rations for dairy cows.
(b) Corn silage at $3.50 a ton, alfalfa hay at $15 a ton, timothy hay
at $18, and sugar beets at $6 a ton.
(c) Barley at $25 a ton, Indian corn at $32, wheat bran at $24,
wheat middlings at $25.50, linseed meal at $38, and cottonseed meal at $36
a ton.
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EXERCISE 59. RELATIVE ECONOMY OF DAIRY FEEDS
1. Compare the average yield of green feed, of total dry matter and of
digestible nutrients obtained during the season in your state from an acre
of (a) Indian corn, (b) alfalfa, (c) timothy hay and (d) mangels. Make the
best estimate of the cost of production per acre and per ton of these crops
that you can, and place the crops in their proper order of preference, according
to your results, as to economy of production per ton of gross yields, total dry
matter, and digestible nutrients.
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EXERCISE 59 (Continued)
2. Which are the most economical feeds for supplementing alfalfa for
dairy cows: Indian corn at $1.80 per 100 pounds, barley $1.25, wheat bran
$1.20, wheat middlings $1.35 and corn silage at $2.50 per ton? Give order
of preference according to (a) content of total digestible matter, (b) energy
values, and (c) feed units.
Give a practical ration selected from the preceding feeds for a 1200-lb.
cow yielding 22 Ibs. of 4 per cent milk, according to Wolff -Lehmann, Armsby,
and the feed-unit system.
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EXERCISE 60. A STUDY OF DAIRY HERD MANAGEMENT
1. A dairy herd consists of twelve milch cows, three of which are heifers
with first calves. The daily production of the herd is as follows, that of the
cows being given first, and that of the heifers last:
No
Milk per Day, Pounds
Per cent of Butter Fat
In Milk, Months
1
24.0
3.9
2
2
15.3
4.7
5
3
32.5
3.5
1
4
12.2
4.5
7
5
18.7
3.7
6
6
10.3
3.2
4
7
25.0
3.6
2
8
8.6
4.1
8
9
14.2
3.8
3
10
5.7
4.6
6
11
12.3
4.5
5
12
7.6
3.3
9
Should any of these cows or heifers be disposed of as unprofitable?
Place them in order of decreasing daily production of butter fat.
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EXERCISE 60 (Continued)
2. Give a good method of feeding cows to be disposed of; also state the
kinds and amounts of grain feed to be fed the individual cows when — (a)
alfalfa, clover or cowpea hay is fed; (b) corn silage and corn stover are fed.
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EXERCISE 61. FEEDING DIFFERENT-SIZED DAIRY HERDS
Outline a practical system of feeding:
(a) A single-cow dairy.
(b) A 25-cow dairy in your own locality.
Give total amounts of feed and cost at. prevailing market prices in both
cases, and calculate the returns from the dairies on basis of an average pro-
duction of, respectively, 1.5 pounds and 0.7 pound of butter fat, valued at
30c a pound.
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EXERCISE 62. SOILING CROPS FOR DAIRY Cows
(Reference, Productive Feeding, Chapter XII)
1. Suggest a succession of soiling crops adapted to conditions in your
state, for a herd of 25 milch cows producing, on the average, a pound of butter
fat a day, green feed to be provided from May 1 to October 15, in amounts
of 30 to 60 pounds per head daily, according to the crops used. Estimate
the yields and acreage of the different crops, and the dates between which
they may be cut for green feed.
Calculate the amounts of hay (a small feed daily) and the kinds and
amounts of concentrates to be fed in addition to the soiling crops during the
period given.
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EXERCISE 62 (Continued)
2. Calculate the approximate cost of growing, harvesting, and feeding
the soiling crops given in (1) and, for the sake of comparison, estimate the
amounts and cost of the corn silage that would be required to furnish equiva-
lent amounts of feed materials for the period given, as in case of the green feed.
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EXERCISE 63. VALUE or ALFALFA PASTURE
1. What is the carrying-capacity of a good 3-year-old alfalfa pasture for
Pasture with light
Alfalfa Alone Grain Feed.
(a) dairy cows
(b) ' fattening steers . . .
(c) sheep
(d) 3-months-old pigs
2 How much alfalfa pasturage will be required to carry a herd of 32
dairy cows, yielding on the average 23.5 pounds of 4 per cent milk, from May
15 to October 1? The herd will receive, in addition to pasture, a light feed
of hay from mixed grasses and an amount of grain feed equivalent to 7 times
the yield of butter fat.
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EXERCISE 63 (Continued)
3. Calculate the pounds of feed units consumed daily by the cows on this
feed, estimating a pasture day at 12 feed units. Also the cost of the feed
eaten, according to current market prices and with pasture at $1.50 a month
per head, butter fat being worth 32c a pound and skin milk 25 cents a hundred.
4. Calculate the returns obtained from an acre of alfalfa by the system
of feeding outlined.
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EXERCISE 64. COMPARISON or FEEDS FOR FATTENING STEERS
(Reference, Productive Feeding, Chapter X)
What is the relative value of the following feeds for fattening steers, at
the prices given, according to their contents of digestible nutrients and their
energy and feed unit values:
Clover hay $12 a ton, corn stalks $4 a ton, alfalfa hay $15, shelled corn
50 cents a bushel, oats 50 cents a bushel, and wheat bran $25 a ton.
Comparison of Cost of Feeds
Cost per
100 Iba.
Digestible Matter
Energy Values
Feed Units
Total
Per Ib.
Therms
Per Therm
Total
Per Unit
1 Clover hay
2. Corn stalks
3 Alfalfa hay
4. Shelled corn
5. Oats
6. Wheat bran
Order of preference:
According to digestible matter: Nos.
According to energy values: Nos.
According to feed units: Nos.
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EXERCISE 65. RATIONS FOR FATTENING STEERS
Change each of the following three maintenance rations into a productive
ration by the addition of one or more common concentrates:
1. Corn stalks 10 pounds, clover hay 5 pounds.
2. Clover hay 10 pounds, corn silage 15 pounds.
3. Alfalfa hay 8 pounds, corn stalks 6 pounds.
Reduce the roughage if need be, in order to make an effective ration.
Digestible
Matter,
Pounds
Digestible
N. R.
Protein,
Pounds
Carbohydrates
and Fat,
Pounds
1.
2.
3.
10 Ibs. corn stalks
5 Ibs. clover hay
Ibs.
10 Ibs. clover hay
15 Ibs. corn silage
Ibs.
8 Ibs. alfalfa hay
6 Ibs. corn stalks
Ibs.
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EXERCISE 66. A STUDY OF RATIONS FOR FATTENING STEERS
(Reference, Productive Feeding, Chapter XXIII)
Calculate the nutrients and nutritive ratios in the two following rations
for fattening steers. Which ration would be likely to produce the largest gains
and which the cheapest gains at current prices for feeds?
1. 15 pounds shelled corn, 3 pounds linseed meal, 17 pounds corn silage,
and 2 pounds alfalfa hay.
2. 5 pounds linseed meal, 38 pounds corn silage, and 4 pounds alfalfa hay.
Components of Rations
Dry Matter,
Pounds
Digestible
N. R.
Protein,
Pounds
Carbohydrates
and Fat,
Pounds
15 Ibs shelled corn
3 Ibs. linseed meal
17 Ibs. corn silage
2 Ibs. alfalfa hay
5 Ibs. linseed meal
38 Ibs. corn silage
4 Ibs. alfalfa hay
Wolff-Lehmann Standard for 1000
pound steers
EXERCISE 67. PROBLEMS IN STEER FEEDING
(Reference, Productive Feeding, Chapter XXIII)
1. A bunch of 25 steers averaging 850 pounds are bought at 7 cents a
pound, and fed a ration composed of the following feeds for a period of 120
days : Corn silage, corn stover, ear corn, wheat bran, distillers' grains, linseed
meal. In what proportions and amounts should these feeds be fed in order to
have the steers gain 2 pounds a day or better?
At what price must they be sold to enable the owner to make 10 per cent
on his investment, allowing a 3 per cent shrinkage?
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EXERCISE 67 (Continued)
2. With feeders selling at 7 cents a pound, alfalfa at $12 a ton, corn at
75 cents a bushel, barley at 60 cents a bushel, oat straw at $6 a ton, and corn
silage worth $3 a ton, how much must fattening steers bring after a feeding
period of 90 days, in order to return a fair profit to the owner?
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EXERCISE 68. A STUDY OF RATIONS FOR HORSES
(Reference, Productive Feeding, Chapter XXIV)
What are the amounts of dry matter and digestible nutrients in the fol-
lowing rations, and how do these compare with the Wolff -Lehmann Standard
for horses of 1200 pounds weight, doing medium work?
Dry Matter,
Pounds
Digestible
Protein,
Pounds
Carbohydrate;
and Fat,
Pounds
N. R.
(a)
lOlbs. alfalfa hay
12 Ibs. barley
(b)
10 Ibs. alfalfa hay
10 Ibs. Indian corn
(c)
14 Ibs. timothy hay
12 Ibs. oats
Wolff-Lehmann Standard
Difference
(a) '
(b)
(c)..
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EXERCISE 69. A STUDY OF RATIONS FOR HORSES
1. Compare the following rations for a 1000-pound horse or mule doing
heavy work, with the Wolff-Lehmann and the feed-unit standards:
(a) Twelve pounds pea-vine hay, 6 pounds blackstrap (cane) molasses,
8 pounds corn-and-cob meal, 2 pounds cottonseed meal.
(b) Ten pounds corn fodder, 5 pounds pea-vine hay, 10 pounds Indian
corn, !*/£ pounds cottonseed meal.
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EXERCISE 69 (Continued)
2. Calculate the nutrients in the following rations for farm horses of
about 1200 pounds weight, doing moderate work, and discuss the rations with
special reference to their nutritive ratios:
(a) Eighteen pounds alfalfa hay, 5 pounds oats, 5 pounds barley, 2
pounds distillers' grains.
(b) Fifteen pounds mixed clover and timothy hay, 10 pounds corn-and-
cob meal, 5 pounds oats.
(c) Fifteen pounds timothy hay, 5 pounds corn stover, 3 pounds each
of oats and dried brewers' grains, 6 pounds wheat bran.
Suggest changes that will make them more effective without increasing
the cost appreciably at local feed prices.
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EXERCISE 70. A STUDY OF RATIONS FOR HORSES
1. Formulate a balanced ration for a 1200-pound horse doing medium
work from the following feeds: Timothy hay, oats, dried brewers' grains,
and coconut meal.
fc.
Dry Matter,
Pounds
Digestible
N. R.
Protein,
Pounds
Carbohydrates
and Fat,
Pounds
Ibs timothy hay
.... Ibs. oats
Ibs dried brewers' grains
1:
2. The following concentrates are fed to heavy-worked horses, weighing
1500 pounds: Oats 8 pounds, shelled corn 5 pounds, wheat ibran 2 pounds
per head daily. How many pounds of timothy hay are required to balance
the ration according to the Kellner-Armsby Standard?
Dry Matter,
Pounds
Digestible
N. R.
Protein,
Pounds
Carbohydrates
and Fat,
Pounds
8 Ibs. oats
5 Ibs. corn
2 Ibs. wheat bran
.... Ibs. timothy hay
Kellner-Armsby Standard
1:
Difference
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EXERCISE 71. A STUDY OF RATIONS FOR HORSES
Calculate the nutrients in the following rations for heavy- worked horses.
Suggest an improvement hi each ration by changes in the amounts of
the feeds or addition of some other standard horse feed.
1. 10 pounds alfalfa hay, 15 pounds Indian corn.
2. 20 pounds timothy hay, 15 pounds oats.
3. 15 pounds alfalfa hay, 11 pounds oats, 2 pounds cottonseed meal.
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EXERCISE 71 Continued
4. 9 pounds alfalfa hay, 15 pounds oats.
5. 8 pounds timothy hay, 7 pounds alfalfa hay. 15 pounds oats.
6. 15 pounds timothy hay, 10 pounds molasses, 5 pounds corn.
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EXERCISE 72. RATIONS FOR COLTS, MARES AND WORK HORSES
Select from the common feeds in your locality, a good ration for: (a)
horses doing heavy work, (b) idle horses, (c) brood mares, (d) growing colts,
and (e) horses to be fattened.
Compare the rations with the Wolff-Lehmann and the Kellner-Armsby
standards.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
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EXERCISE 74. RATIONS FOR FATTENING PIGS
1. A bunch of pigs 4 months old are fed the following ration: 3 pounds
corn meal, 1 pound wheat middlings, 10 pounds skim milk.
Dry Matter,
Pounds
Digestible
N. R.
Protein
Pounds
Carbohydrates
and Fat,
Pounds
3 Ibs corn meal
1 Ib middlings . . . .
10 Ibs. skim milk
Total
Standard . .
Is it a balanced ration? If not, what changes would you suggest?
2. Two-months old pigs are fed a slop of water and 6 parts corn meal,
3 parts middlings, and 1 part tankage. How does this ration compare in
nutritive effect and cost with one composed of 1 part corn meal to 3 of skim
milk at ordinary current market prices for feeds?
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EXERCISE 75. RATIONS FOR FATTENING PIGS
(Reference, Productive Feeding, Chapter XXV)
1. Describe the method of raising pigs on your farm or on some farm
with which you are acquainted, with special reference to the system of feeding
practiced. If. unable to do so, describe the method adopted by the Hog
Department at your college or school.
2. Give ratio of skim milk to grain that will give the best results in pig
feeding. What proportion is fed in case skim milk is scarce, and what propor-
tion when an abundant supply is available? What can one afford to pay for
skin" milk when corn (grain) is worth $32 a ton?
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EXERCISE 76. FEEDING MARKET Pios1
The following rations are fed to fattening pigs : (a) 3 to 6 months old :
120 pounds corn meal, 25 pounds red dog flour, 10 pounds digester tankage;
(b) 6 months to 1 year old: 100 pounds ear corn, 5 pounds digester tankage.
What is the nutritive ratio of these mixtures and how much are the pigs
likely to clean up?
Dry Matter,
Pounds
Digestible
N. R.
Protein,
Pounds
Carbohydrates
and Fat,
Pounds
(a)
(b)
120 Ibs. corn meal
25 Ibs. red dog flour
10 Ibs. tankage
Total
•
1:
100 Ibs. ear corn
5 Ibs. tankage
Total
1: '
1 New Jersey Report 34.
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EXERCISE 77. A RATION FOB BROOD Sows WITH LITTERS'
How much dry matter and total digestible nutrients does the following
ration for brood sows with litters contain? How is it preferably fed and in
about what amounts daily, per sow: 100 pounds corn meal (or its equivalent
in ears), 10 pounds digester tankage, 15 pounds wheat bran, o pounds Unseed
meal, 2 pounds steamed bone meal.
1 New Jersey Report 34.
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EXERCISE 78. A PROBLEM IN PIG FEEDING
Describe a practical system of feeding a bunch of 50 2-months-old pigs
through the summer and fall, on alfalfa pasture with concentrates, until they
have reached a weight of 180 to 200 pounds.
How large a pasture will it take and what are the amounts and cost of
concentrates required to get the pigs ready for market at 8 months old?
At ordinary market prices for concentrates, and with pork at 7 cents, what
returns are obtained per acre of alfalfa by feeding the pigs in the manner
suggested?
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EXERCISE 79. A STUDY OF RATIONS FOR GROWING SHEEP
(Reference, Productive Feeding, Chapter XXVI)
Which of the following rations comes closest to the Armsby Standard for
9-months old sheep:
1. Three Ibs. alfalfa hay, ^ pound Indian corn.
2. Two Ibs. clover hay, }/£ pound wheat bran, and ^ pound Indian
corn.
3. One and one half pounds shredded corn stover, 1 pound gluten
feed, 34 pound Indian corn.
What is the relation between the cost of the rations, at ordinary market
prices, and the nutritive effects they are likely to have, judging by closeness
to the feeding standard?
Dry Matter,
Pounds
Digestible
Protein,
Pounds
Energy
Values,
Therms
1. 3 Ibs. alfalfa hay..
% Ib. Indian corn.
2. 2 Ibs. clover hay. .
% Ib. wheat bran .
% Ib. Indian corn .
3. 1)^ Ibs. corn stover.
1 Ib. gluten feed
J^t Ib. corn
The Armsby Standard .
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EXERCISE 80. RATIONS FOR FATTENING LAMBS
An? any changes desirable in the following rations for 70-pound fattening
lambs in order to bring them closer to the Wolff-Lehniann Standard?
1. One and one-hatf pounds clover hay, 12 pound Indian corn, ^4 pound
dried beet pulp, and ^4 pound Unseed meal.
2. One pound mixed hay, fa pound corn stover, Vg pound oats, and %
pound wheat bran.
Dic«
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Drv Matter.
iSwds
Proteim.
Nwii
Gubotivdnkte« v ,,
aukdFat. N R
Pounds
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1:
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EXERCISE 82. A STUDY OF POULTRY RATIONS
(Reference, Productive Feeding, Chapter XXVII
L Weigh out the feeds in the mixtures given below, mix them thoroughly
and observe the foDowing points: (a) bulk, (b) coarseness, (c) fiber content .
(d) palatability, and (e) if ground feed, mix with water and note crumbliness
or stickiness. Determine nutritive ratio of each and cost per pound.
15 Ibs. wheat. 5 Ibs. each of wheat bran, shorts or brown
15 Ibs. bariey, whole or rolled. middlings ground barley or oats.
5 Ibs. corn, whole Egyptian or cracked 2 Ibs. soybean meal or Unseed meal.
3 Ibs. meat scraps.
££ Ib. fine charcoal.
^ lb. salt (1 Ib. in 200 Ibs. mash).
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GfaHtMBd
1. The math ration may be altered by reducing tbe
meal or linseed meal one-half and »«Ming a pound of aifatfa :
meal could be substituted for the ground barley. What
and cost with this change?
2. In case wheat becomes too *»!«•••••» to be led eeoaonaicaRy. it
be reduced in the above ration by using equal parts by weight of
Indian corn, bariey and Egyptian corn (or mik>/.
3. A still further reduction in wheat used would be secured by
equal parts of wheat, Indian corn, Egyptian com or milo. bariey and
4. If h were necessary to entirely eliminate wheat, a mixture of
parts of Indian corn, oats and Egyptian corn or mflo might be fed in tie !
ing with a feed of soaked bariey (soaked for 24 hours) at night. A amber
of combinations quite similar in character could be used in periods of fajgh
prices.
What would be the nutritive ratio and cost of each in 2, 3, aad 4?
Note the difference in cost from the cnjaai mixture?
Digestion Coefficient* of Common Feeding Stuffs, in Per Cent
(Various authorities)
Feeding Stuffs
Dry
Matter
Protein
Fat
Fiber
X-free
Extract
Green alfalfa 61 74 39 43
Timothy hay 55 48 50 50
Meadow hay 61 57 50 62
Alfalfa hay." 62 72 43 47
Red clover hay 61 62 62 49
Indian com iodder (cured) 66 45 70 63
Cornstalks 57 36 67 64
Oat straw 48 33 36 54
Com silage 66 51 82 65
Mangels 87 70 37
Sugar beets 72 34
Corn meal 88 66 91
Com-and-cob meal 79 52 84 45
Oats 70 89 31
Barley 86 70 89 50
Mflomaue.. 80 57 88 100
Buckwheat feed l 62 67 70 36
Grain screenings 79 75 94 65
Wheat bran 66 77 63 41
Wheat middlings, flour 82 88 86 36
Wheat middlings, standard (shorts)... 77 88 30
Red dog flour 87 88 36
Peameal 87 83 55 26
Gluten feed 87 85 82 76
Brewers' grains, dried 62 80 90 50
Distillers' grains, dried 79 73 95 95
Linseed meal (O. P.) 79 89 89 57
Cottonseed meal 77 83 94 35
Cottonseed hulls 41 6 79 47
Coconut meal 80 78 97 63
Beet pulp, plain dried 77 51 . . 72
Beet pulp, molasses 83 62 .. 80
Cane molasses (blackstrap) 78 32
Skimmilk 98 95 00
Tankage 92 97 187
7-2
62
62
72
69
73
59
46
71
95
97
92
88
77
92
84
71
85
71
88
78
88'
94
89
60
81
78
78
34
83
86
91
90
100
- 'Calculated.
* Assumed.
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