82 Report of Departiment of Animal Husbandry of thb 



Tabi,e X.— Thk Amount ok Total Nutrients Increasp:0 and also thk 



Protkin. 



Per 1000 Lbs. Live Weight. 



Total 

 digest- 

 ible or- 

 gan lo 

 matter. 



Lbs. 



14.5 

 16.0 



Fat In 

 milk. 



Per ct. 

 4.0 



4.0 



Dieest- 

 ible 

 pro- 

 tein. 



Lbs. 

 2.03 



2.44 



P'liel 

 value. 



Cat 

 28,«33 



31,863 



Nutri- 

 tive 

 ratio. 



1:6.9 



1:7.0 



average Per 

 Day Per Cow. 



Milk 

 yield. 



Lbs. 

 22.4 



22.1 



Fat In 

 milk. 



Lbs. 

 .90 



.89 



Dry 



matter in 



food for 



one lb. 



of milk 



solids. 



Lijs. 

 7.1 



7.8 



Digest- 

 ible dry 

 matter in 

 fooii for 

 each lb 

 of milk 

 solids. 



Lbs. 

 4.5 



5.1 



AN INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF NUTRIENTS WITiI A RBDUCTON OF 



THE PROTEIN. 



Tlio .iverage of G3 records when this change in tlie ration 

 occurred shows no shrinkage in the milk flow but a very slight 

 increase. There was an average gain in weight of about one 

 pound per day after the change, about twice as much as pre- 

 ceded it. 



