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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



FOODS FED D \ILY. 



Dry 

 Matter. 



Digestible Nutrients. 



Protein. 



Carbo- 

 Hydrates. 



Fat. 



Clover hay, 5 pounds . 

 Corn stover, 8 pounds 

 Corn silage, 30 pounds 

 Wheat bran, 4 pounds 

 Gluten feed, 4 pounds 



Totals 



WolflF standard. . . 



42.35 

 4.760 

 6.270 

 3.524 

 3.600 



22.389 

 25. 



.340 

 .136 

 .270 

 .504 

 .932 



2.182 

 2.5 



1.790 

 2.592 

 3.390 

 1.544 



2.028 



11.344 



12.60 



.085 

 .056 

 .210 

 .120 

 .108 



.579 

 .6 



The silage could be increased to advantage. Wolff and Lehman, of 

 Germany, have given the following standards, depending upon the quan- 

 tity of milk produced: 



When Yielding Daily 



Dry 

 Matter. 



Digestible Nutrients. 



Protein. 



Carbo- 

 Hydrates. 



Fat. 



11 pounds milk 

 16.6 pounds milk 

 22 pounds milk 

 27.5 pounds milk 



25 

 27 



29 

 32 



1.6 

 2 



2.5 

 3 



10 

 11 

 13 

 13 



.3 

 .4 

 .5 



.8 



These standards vi'ill serve to bring out the fact that few cows are to 

 be fed exactly alike. This table takes into account the quantity of milk 

 produced and is a safe guide. 



If we reason conversely if we feed a cow 3 pounds protein, 13 pounds 

 carbohydrates and .8 pound fat, we should expect 27% pounds of milk 

 per day. But there are conditions that may reduce this quiuitity of milk 

 in a short time. Among them we may mention period of lactation, age of 

 the cow, unkind treatment, running, excitement, lack of care, disease and 



