12 lbs. average meadow hay. 6 " oat straw. 20 " mangolds. 25 " brewers' grain. 2 " cotton seed cake. Prof. S.W. Johnson's ration for the same purpose is: 20 lbs. corn fodder. 5 " rye straw. 6 " malt sprouts. 2 " cotton seed meal. The following milk rations are recommended by Prof. E.W. Stewart: No. 1. 18 lbs. oat straw. 5 " bean straw. 6 " cotton seed cake. No. 2. 20 lbs. barley straw. 5 " pea straw. 2 " wheat bran. 5 " linseed meal. No. 3. 20 lbs. poor hay. 5 " corn meal. 5 " cotton seed cake. No. 4. 20 lbs. wheat straw. 5 " wheat bran. 3 " corn meal. 4 " linseed meal. No. 5. 20 lbs. fresh marsh hay. 5 " corn meal. 5 " cotton seed meal. No. 6. 10 lbs. good mead'w hay. 10 " rye straw. 3 " wheat bran. 5 " linseed meal. The following are given by the same author as milk rations: No. 1. 10 lbs. clover hay. 10 " straw. 4 " linseed oil cake. 4 " wheat bran. 2 " cotton seed cake. 4 " corn meal. No. 2. 16 lbs. meadow hay. 8 " wheat bran. 2 " linseed meal. 6 " corn meal. No. 3. 18 lbs. corn fodder. 8 " wheat bran. 4 " cotton seed meal. 4 " corn meal. No. 4. 15 lbs. straw. 5 " hay. 4 " cotton seed meal. 4 " bran. 4 " corn meal. 3 " malt sprouts. No. 5. 10 lbs. corn fodder. 10 " oat straw. 2 " linseed meal. 4 " malt sprouts. 10 " oat & corn meal. No. 6. 60 lbs. corn ensilage. 5 " hay. 2 " linseed meal. 4 " bran. FATTENING RATIONS. The following rations are recommended by Prof. E.W. Stewart for fattening cattle. The rations are for 1,000 pounds of live weight: No. 1. 18 lbs. wint'r wh't straw. 40 " corn sugar meal. 4 " cotton seed meal. No. 2. 12 lbs oat straw. 10 " wheat bran. 40 " corn sugar meal. No. 3. 12 lbs. clover hay. 6 " oat straw. 40 " corn sugar meal. 2 " linseed meal. No. 4. 15 lbs. corn fodder. 5 " malt sprouts. 3 " corn meal. 40 " corn sugar meal. No. 5. 20 lbs. best clover hay. 50 " corn sugar meal. No. 6. 20 lbs. wheat straw. 8 " timothy hay. 6 " cotton seed cake. No. 7. 20 lbs. corn fodder. 6 " Indian corn. 6 " linseed cake. WORKING RATIONS. The following are rations for oxen at hard work, as given by Prof. Stewart: No. 1. 20 lbs. best meadow hay. 10 " corn meal. No. 2. 20 lbs. corn fodder. 5 " clover hay. 2 " wheat bran. 3 " cotton seed cake. No. 3. 17 lbs. clover hay. 3 " wheat bran. 10 " corn meal. No. 4. 25 lbs. oat straw. 5 " wheat bran. 4 " linseed cake. DIGESTIBILITY OF FOODS. The following table, copied from Prof. Stewart, gives the digestibility of a few of the more common foods: