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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



4 GEORGE V., A. 1914 

 SUMMARY SHEET.— DAIRY COW FEEDING EXPERIMENT No. 2B. 



Object of Experiment. — To test value of molasses as a substitute in the meal ration. 



Rations. — Period 2: Grain, plus 30 per cent molasses. 



Periods 1 and 3: Grain, plus 20 per cent molasses. 



Value of feeds per ton.— Hay, $7; straw, $4; turnips and silage, $2; molasses, $23; meal, 1J 

 cents per pound. 



Grain, mixture of. — Bran, 600 pounds; gluten meal, 300 pounds; oil cake, 200 pounds; cotton- 

 seed meal, 200 pounds; and dried brewers' grains, 200 pounds. 



Number of cows in test 



Pounds of milk produced by 10 cows lb. 



Average milk per cow per day n 



Average per cent fat in milk n 



Total pounds fat produced by 10 cows 



Average pounds fat per cow per day t. 



Total meal consumed n 



Total molasses consumed 



Mixture consumed per 100 pounds fat produced >■ 

 ii ii milk ii . . n 



Findings from Experiment. 



Cost of meal mixture fed $ 



Value of roughage fed « 



Total cost of feed , i 



Cost to produce 100 pounds fat ■> 



ii 1 pound fat Cts. 



ii 1 pound butter ■■ 



Profit on 1 pound butter at 30 cents per pound, n 



Cost to produce 100 pounds milk ■< 



Profit on 100 pounds milk at $1 . 70 per cwt h 



Period 1. 



10 



1,433 



20 



4 



59 



498 



124 



1,054 



43 



•4 

 •2 



18 

 ■84 

 •4 



6 



7 

 5 

 13 

 22 

 22 

 19 

 11 

 94 

 76 



•65 

 •81 

 •46 

 •76 

 ■7 



Period 3. 



10 



1,335 



19 



4 



54 



498 



124 



1,147 



46 



1 



•33 

 •78 

 ■4 

 •6 



7 



5 



13 



24 



24 



21 



9 



100 



70 



65 

 81 

 46 

 79 



Periods 

 1 and 3, 

 average. 



10 



1,384 



19 



4 



56 



498 

 124 



1,098 

 45 



•8 



1 



74 

 •81 

 •4 

 •6 



7 '65 

 581 

 13 46 

 23 70 

 23 7 

 203 

 97 

 97 

 73 



DAIRY COW FEEDING EXPERIMENTS, Nos. 1A AND IB. 



Table of Weights. 



Period 2. 



10 



1,366 



19 



4 



5G 



436 



186 



1,113 



45 



■5 

 •5 



1 



09. 

 •80 



1 

 •9 



5 

 13 

 23 

 23 

 20 



9 

 98 

 72 



•59 



■81 



•40 



•92 



•9 



•7 



•3 



