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9econd period, and no pulp the first. If the feed consumed by Group I in period one be 

 added to the feed eaten by Group II in period two the sum will be the amounts of the 

 several feeding stuffs eaten by the cows when receiving pulp, and may be compared with 

 the amounts similarly obtained by adding together the amounts consumed by Group I in 

 period two and Group II in period one, which are the amounts of the several feeding 

 stuffs eaten when no pulp was given. 



The pulp was hauled, at the beginning of the experiment, from Bay City on cars to 

 Lansing and thence to the dairy barn on wagons. It was stored in open bins until used. 

 It neither froze nor fermented but kept fresh and sweet until eaten. 



The cows ate the pulp greedily except cow 36 which could not be induced to eat a full 

 ration of it. 



The hay was mixed clover and timothy, one-fifth clover. It was well cured, bright and 

 dustless. 



Feeds consumed, and yields of milk and fat. 

 GROUP I. 



GROUP II. 



While the two lots were receiving pulp they ate 9,463 pounds of pulp, 3.381 pounds of 

 hay, 2,259 pounds of bran, and 1,124 pounds of corn meal. In an equal period of five 

 weeks, when the pulp was withheld, they ate 3,649 pounds of hay, 2,431 pounds of bran, 

 1,217 pounds of corn meal. Naturally without pulp they ate more of the dry feed than 

 when they had it but, largely perhaps because the cows did not like the hay, they would 

 not eat a full ration. Subtracting the hay and grain eaten with the pulp from the 

 amount consumed when no pulp was given there remains 268 pounds of hay, 172 pounds 

 of bran, and 93 pounds of corn meal to offset the 9,463 pounds of pulp, giving a value of 

 64.2 pounds hay, 40.6 pounds of wheat bran, and 22 pounds of corn meal to the ton of 

 pulp. The pulp seemed to add nothing to the yield of butter fat. 



Group I gave, in period one, with pulp, 128.42 pounds of butter fat, while in period 

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