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I cotton seed meal. 



^ cotton seed hulls. 



Of this mixture each lot of cows received practically 

 equal amounts. The average quantity of this basal ration 

 consumed daily per cow while eating cowpea hay was 

 19.18 pounds, and when eating an extra amount of wheat 

 bran 19.35 pounds of the basal ration was consumed. 

 This amount contained practically 9.6 pounds of con- 

 centrated food and an equal amount of hulls. 



In addition to the above, each cow received during one 

 period of the experiment cowpea hay, the average daily 

 consumption of which was 6.5 pounds per cow. 



During another period each cow received wheat bran, 

 the average daily consumption of which was 6.1 pounds 

 per cow. 



ISummary of daily ration per cow. 



Cowpea hay "Wheat bran 



ration. ration. 



Cowpea hay 6.5** 



Wheat bran 6.1 



Concentrated food in basal ration .... 9.6 9.6* 



Cotton seed hulls 9.6 9.6* 



Total daily ration, average 25.7 25.3 



♦Approximate. **7.84 pounds cowpea hay offered. 



The cows used were as follows : 



♦Heifer with first calf. 



