liEPORT OF THE AGRICULTURIST 



63 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 

 Group IV. — Bran, Oats, Gluten, Oil Meal and Cotton Seed Meal Experiment. 



It::m CoNsinERED. 



Period. 



Number of days on feed 



Amount meal mixture consumed in 



period 



Average amount meal per cow per day.. 

 Amount roots and ensilage consumed by 



grou|) in period .... 



Average amount roots and ensilage per 



cow i)er day . 



Amount hay consumed by group in 



period ..._.. ... 



Total milk in average day of period ... 

 Total milk produced by group in 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 



jieriod 



Value of food consumed by group in one 



day ■ 



Cost of 100 lbs. milk produced by group 



during jieriod 



Cost of 100 lbs. milk produced by group 



during hrst three days of period 



Cost of TOO lbs. milk produced by group 



daring last three days of period .... 

 Normal rate of decrease in milk flow 



during period 



Rate of decrease — ; or increase + ; 



during period 



Average per cent of fat in milk during 



period 



Me.\l Mixture Fed. 



Pre- 

 liminary, 

 Bran 100, 

 Oats 100. 



14 



392 lbs. 



7 .. 



2,GG0 M 



m ■• 



168 „ 



S7i ,. 



1,225^ „ 



26G M 



264i „ 

 S7 17 



OoltV 

 59 

 60 

 59 



4 p.c. 

 — 1 p.c. 



43 p.c. 



Bran 100, 



Oats 100, 



Cotton seed 



meal 100. 



14 

 392 lbs. 



7 M 



2,600 „ 

 m .. 



168 .- 



88 „ 



1,233 ., 



2.57 .. 



207^ .. 



S7 88 

 bGj\ 

 G4 

 66 

 63 



4 p.c. 

 + 2-5 p.c. 



4*4 p.c. 



Bran 100, 

 Oats 100. 



14 

 392 lbs. 



7 M 



2,590 „ 



46i „ 



168 >. 



83 1. 



1,166 „ 



259 .. 



246i M 



S7 10 

 5018 

 61 

 59 

 61-5 



4 p.c. 

 — 5 p.c. 



4 4 p.c. 



Bran 100, 



Oats 100, 



Gluten 100. 



Apl. 18 



to 

 May 2. 



14 

 392 lbs. 



7 M 



2,030 „ 



36i „ 



168 H 



82 ■■ 



1,119 „ 



250 .. 



252' .. 



$6 85 

 48H 

 59-6 

 58-7 

 58-2 



4 p.c. 



+ •8 p.c. 



44 p.c. 



