EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETINS. 



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SCALE OF PRICES. 



The regiilar scale of prices which has been used at this station was 

 utilized in figuring costs of rations, as a regular standard is necessary 

 for comparisons from year to year. Because of abnormally high prices 

 existing throughout the past year, results are also figured on the basis 

 of current market prices. 



Established scale of prices^ Current jiriccs, 

 per ton. per ton. 



Corn stalks |2.50 f-l.OO 



Oat straw 3.00 5.00 



Carrots 2.00 3.00 



Timothy hay 8.00 12.00 



Ear corn 14.20 20.00 



Oats 20.00 31.00 



Wheat bran 18.00 24.00 



Dried beet pulp 15.00 18.00 



Old process oil cake 28.00 30.00 



Dried beet pulp 4 lbs. ) 



Bran 1 lb. \ Feed mixture, |17.66 per ton. . . 21.00 



Oil cake 1 lb. ) 



The tables of cost hereafter given show figures according to both of 

 the above lists of prices. 



Feed consumed 10 weeks (Dec. 1-Feb. 8) Nos. 1-6 fed regular ration. 



The above table shows that the six horses fed the regular ration con- 

 sumed, on an average, 11.0 lbs. oats and 20.4 lbs. timothy hay daily, 

 during the ten weeks of the trial. The average weight Dec. 1st was 

 1,254 lbs., and Feb. 8th was 1,243 lbs., a loss of 11.0 lbs., showing that 

 the Aveight was not quite maintained. 

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