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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



First Period. (G9 days.) 



Kind of Ration. 



Ration C. 



Ration D. 



Ration E, 



12 lbs. mixed hay, 



2 



n 



' corn meal, 

 ' liuseed meal, 



10 lbs. mixed hay, 

 corn meal, 

 linseed meal, 



12 lbs. oat straw, 

 2 " corn meal, 

 2 ♦' linseed meal. 



Ration A 1') lbs. mixed hay, 



■n L- n ^12 lbs. mixed bay, C 



^^^»°°2 i H .' corn meal. \ 



\ 



a 



o 

 c o 





lbs. 

 34 



85 

 154 



278 



109 



Second Period. (69 days ) 



Ration C. 



Ration D. 



Ration E, 



Ration A 15 lbs. mixed hay, 



T, ,. Tj ^12 lbs. mixed hay, S 



^^^^°°^ \ 3i " corn meal, \ 



12 lbs. mixed hay, 

 2 ** corn meal, 

 1^ " cutton-seed meal 



10 lbs mixed hay, 

 5 " corn meal, 



2 " cotton-seed meal, 



12 lbs. oat straw, 



3 •• corn meal, 



2 " cotton-seed meal, 



.\ 



-24 

 15 



159 

 249 

 149 



If we now combine the results of both periods, which is done in 

 the next table, we have the total gain from each ration for the whole 

 time the experiment was continued, viz : 138 days. 



