The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-20
AGRICULTURAL.
Balanced RatiOns,

ents which are divided into two general
classes, VIZ: Proteine, or albuminoids,
which form flesh, bones, blood, milk,
hair, wool, etc, AID carbohydrates |
which produce heat and force. For the |
welfare of an animal these must be fed |
in certain proportions, according to the |
age If the animal and he purpose for
which it is fed, whether for fat, milk,
labor, etc. Food will not digest prop
erly un ess it is fed in the right proper
tion. For instance, if too great pro-
portion of proteine is consumed it will
be likely to produce scours, and it too
great u proportion of carbohydrates is
fed constipation of the bowels will be
apt 10 GLOW. livery one knows that
either condition is bad for the animal,
and II would be difficult to tell which is
the worse. The proportions of the two
main nutrients to be fed are one OF pro-
teine TO four of carboby lrates for young
PIGS, about one to FIVE for mich cows,
one o eight for horses heavily worked,
and one to eleven for oxen at rest in
the stsll. For few years past much
has been said and printed upon the
subj ct-enough to convince thinking
and .eadng persons that feeding bal
auc rations is a matter of very great
importance to owner of live stock. As
large majority of farmers do not know
how to work out balanced ratio for
themselves, it is thought best to give
here variety of samples Of UGH ra-
tious embracing most of the different
kind OF feeds in use, that by selection
each ont may find formula to suit his
own case or cases. These formula
were taken from various agricultural
books, papers, bulletins, and some of
them were prepared specially for this
occasion.
By a standard ration is meant the
food Ct one thousand pound animal
for one day of twenty-four hours,
whether it be fed in two messes or
more. As a rule, animals weighing
less han one thousand pounds are to
have less than full ration, and those
wei hing more to have more, each re-
spec lively to be fed that proportion of
ration that its own weight bears to
one thousand pounds. BY balanced
ration is meant one whose Ingredients
embrace in due proportions those va
rieles of food which science and obser-
walton leach are for the best interests
OF the feeder and the welfare of the
animals fed. A standard ration also
means an average of the requirement
Of animals; but they vary so much in
their requir ments that each animal
must he studied individually to learn
its particular requirement in order tC
feed t inteligently and correctly. II
requires thought and discretion to feed
even balanced rations for best results
as too much will produce safety and
too little will fail to accomplish fully
thu purpose for which the animal is fed
RATIONs FOR HORSES HEAVILY
WORKED.
Wceat bran, 2 pounds; oats, 6; corn
meal, s: wheat straw, 6; meadow bay, s
Bran. 6 pounds; cornmeal, u; mead
ow hay, 6; clover hay, 6.
Linseed meal, 2 pounds; rye bran, 6
cornmeal, 10; corn fodder, 6; clover
hay, S.
Bran, 7 pounds; corn, 6; linseet
mel, 2; timothy hay, u.
Bran, pounds; corn, Z; linsee(
mea 2; prairie hay, II
BIN, 10 pounds; corn, 6; timoth,
hay, 10.
Aiaia hay, Is pounds; corn, u.
Oa's s pounds; cornmeal, 5; linsee'
meal, 3; meadow hay. 10.
FOR HORSES AT LIGHT WORK.
Olo u pounds; timothy hay u.
Oa,s, pounds; cornmeal, 4; whea
bran, 3; timothy hay, II.
Mich COWS.
Ground oats, pounds; buckwhea
mlddhngs, 4; cottonseed meal, 2; hay
18.
Cotonseed meal, 2 pounds; linsee
meal, 3; barley meal, q; bright straw
10; meadow hay, s
Cornmeal, 8 mounds; linseed mea
8; corn fodder, 10; oat straw, A.
Bran, pounds; oilmeal, 2; cottor
seed meal, l; cornmeal, l; meado'
hay, 20.
tnnseed meal, 2 pounds; linsee
mel, Q; barley meal, 6; wheat straw
s; hay, II.
Glu en- meal, pounds; bran, 5; corr
meal, 3; corn ensilage, 20; hay, 10.
L'nseed meal, 3 pounds; bran {
middlugs, 4; cornmeal, 4; clover ha,
10; corn siage, 30
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