102 R,EroRT OF Department of Animal HcsBANDRr of the 



Table XX7. — Little Change of Protein with an Increase of 



Total Nutrients. 



Average of 35 rec- 

 ords from cows 

 averaging 4.5 

 jrs. old aud 5.0 

 tuouths iu milk. 



Before 

 After 



Before 



^ =« After 



Per 1000 Lbs^Live WEiairr. 



Average Per 

 Day Per Cow. 



Total 

 digest- 

 ible or- 

 ganic 

 matter. 



U>B. 



14.2 

 16.8 



Fat In 

 millt. 



Fer ct. 

 4.3 



4.3 



Digest- 

 ible 

 pro- 

 tein. 



Lbs. 

 2,23 



2,28 



Fuel 

 value. 



Cat 

 28,197 



35,832 



Nutri- 

 tive 

 ratio. 



1:5.8 

 1:7.4 



Milk 

 yield. 



Lbs. 

 22.4 



23.5 



Fat in 

 milk. 



Lbs. 

 .96 



.97 



Dry 



matter in 



fooii for 



one lb. 



of milk 



solids. 



Lbs. 



6.4 

 7.8 



Digest- 

 ible dry 

 matter In 

 focitl for 

 each 11). 

 of milk 

 soilrls. 



Lbs. 



4.2 

 5.1 



AN INCREASE OF PROTEIN WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN AMOUNT OF 



NUTRIENTS. 



The average of 65 records shows, following this change in tlie 

 ration, about the normal diminution in milk flow or slightly less. 

 There was a slight average loss in live weight before and none 

 after the change. 



