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Table V.— Group ITT, Lot 5 fDorinda II, Dorinda III, Aaggie's Cornelia). Three 

 Holstein cows. At 23rd March, when the first period of the test began, the 

 average length of time from the commencement of their milking period, was 



150 days. 



Composition of Ration. 



Com ensxlage Lb. 



Hay " 



Roots (mangels or carrots) " 



Meal (eqjal parts by weight of wheat bran, 

 ground pease, barley, oil-cake and cotton-seed 

 meal) - " 



(For composition of ration for preparatory 

 period, see page 72.) 



Quantity consumed per cow, per day Lb. 



Quantity of meal per cow, per day " 



Value of feed consumed per cow, per day Cents 



Average quantity of milk per cow, per day Lb. 



do percentage of fat in milk p.c. 



do live weight per cow at beginning . . . Lb. 



do do at end " 



Value of feed consumed per 100 lb. of milk 



Preparatory 



Period 



of 



one week. 



produced . 



Cents. 



First Period 



of 

 four weeks. 



54 



28-6 



1,175 

 1,094 



40 



.Second 



Period of 



four weeks. 



30 



10 



80 



134-6 

 16-8 

 34-99 

 31-76 

 3-56 

 1,094 

 1,255 



110-17 



Third Period 



of 

 four weeks. 



100 



30 



10 



140 



122-3 



8-7 



21-89 



29-30 



1,255 

 1,220 



74-70 



40 

 30 



Id 



80 



48-3 



60 



20-53 



25-12 



1,220 

 1,204 



81-72 



