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Show RATIONS FOR I MANY SEASONS Generally Spexklns r.edn Pro- Iduivd on Farm Conlnln F.wcuaa of Cartxtniti'snnn Mutter nil la Waetetl. Illy A 1. I.Cil'l In Ihe summer season whes Iht animals are allowed Ihe range of tht pasturs they run. In a measure al least, balance their own ratlona. Home feeders aim at s maintenance rwtUm nUr.4wrtBa.tk -wtwtat eeuaus and depend for a profit during tht summer. Others feed for growth o production during Ihe winter. In the maintenance ration there Is no profit or no gain during the wlntei and Ibe feed Is consumed Is keeping the animal alive. If a feed la uaed that euntulus aa excess uf curboiiuceous matter ths execs ex-ecs practically Is wssled. Upon ths other hand If un exreas of protein II routulned In the feed Ibis excess li waetrd. tlenerully speaking tbe feed produced pro-duced on the farm contain an excess of curboiiuceous mutter and It becomes be-comes uecesaary to use some of tb concentrates to balance. Corn bus a nutritive rulln uf 1 to t. wheal and oats have a nutritive ratlc of near I lo . buckwheat has a Dutrl live ratio of I In 7 A well balanced ration for s boras Is nrsr I to k, for uillrb cow I to & for a hog 1 to f Then Ihs ash 01 mineral contents of a feed ehoule have some consideration. An anlma) must have eonie mineral matter Is Its ration In order to grow and main, tain a strong frame-work. Corn Is very deficient In mineral mutter. Digester tankage la eery rick In both protein and mineral matter und II Is one of our best materlala foi balancing a hog ration. Wheat bran, cotton seed meal one oil meal, all are much richer In bolt protein and mineral mailer than tb whole grain. The protein and miners, matter contained In them make Ibees feed el off a valuable for both nillck rowa and young growing unlualB. |