62 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



7-8 EDWARD VII., A. 1908 

 Group III. — Bran, Oats, Gluten, Oil Meal and Cotton Feed Meal Experiment. 



Item Considered. 



Period. 



Meal Mixtukb Fed. 



Pre- 

 liminary, 

 Bran 100, 

 Oats 100. 



Oats 100, 



Bran 100, 



Gluten 100. 



Knmber of days on feed 



Amount meal mixture consumed m 



period 



- Average amount meal per cow per day 

 Amount roots and ensilage consumed by 



grouji in period 



Average amount roots and ensilage per 



cow per day 



Amount hay consumed by group m 



period 



Total milk in average day of period . . 

 Total milk produced byg^oupin period. 

 Total milk produced by group in first 



three days of period 



Total milk produced by group in last 



three days of period 



Value of food consumed by group during 



period 



Value of food consumed by group in one 



day . 



Cost of 100 lbs. milk produced by group 



during period 



Cost of 109 lbs. milk produced by group 



during first three days of period. . . 

 Cost of lOO lbs. milk produced by group 



during last three days of period . 

 Normal rate of decrease in milk flow 



during period 



Rate of decrease — ; or increase + 



during period 



Average p>er cent of fat in milk during 



period 



Feb. 21 



to 

 Mar. 6. 



14 

 308 lbs. 



5i M 



Mar. 17 



to 

 Mar. 20 



HO 



46^ ,. 



1G8 ,> 



70 II 



1,0G3^ „ 



228 .. 



228^ u 



$6 26 



441£ 



59 



59 



59 



4 p.c. 



42 p.c 



O.ats 100, 



Bran 100, 



Cotton seed 



meal 100. 



14 



308 lbs. 



5i n 



2,380 „ 



les: .. 



77 M 

 l,077.i .. 



223 M 



233 .1 



$6 30 



45 



58-5 



CO 5 



58 



4 p.c. 



+ 4'4 p.c. 



4-7 p.c. 



14 

 308 lbs, 



5i M 



2,359 „ 



42 „ 



168 „ 



76 II 



1,001^ II 



230 ,1 



2211 „ 



SG 53 



47 



62 



61 



63 



4 p.c. 



-2 6 p.c. 



49 p.c. 



Oats 100, 

 Bran 100. 



Oats 100, 



Bran 100, 



Oil meal 100. 



14 



308 lbs. 

 5i .1 



2,338 „ 



42 ,, 



163 „ 

 71 .. 



977 ,1 



217i „ 



206^ I. 



$6 01 

 42H 

 61-5 

 59-3 

 G2-4 



4 p.c. 

 — 5 p.c. 



4 5 p.c. 



Apl. 18 



to 

 May 2. 



14 



303 lbs. 

 5i I. 



1,820 „ 



32^ u 



1G8 I, 



G6 „ 



933 ., 



207^ M 



199 ,1 



$6 01 



42^ 



64-5 



62 3 



64-8 



4 p.c. 



— 4 p.c. 



4-2 p.c. 



