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Bulletin 304 



Table I. Detailed Statistics of Calves, 1907-1908 

 Lot A. Fed skimmed milk, hay and grain 



Lot B. Fed Schumacher Calf Food, hay and grain 



6 

 8 



9 



10 

 1 1 



13 



Lot C. Fed Lactina Suisse, hay and grain 



.064 

 .079 

 .079 



•093 



•073 

 .108 



17 



18 



19 



20 

 21 



G.S 



H 



G.S 



H 

 G.S 



B 

 H 

 B 



H 

 B 



Nov. 

 Nov. 

 Nov. 



Dec. 

 Dec. 



18, 

 18, 

 23. 



4. 

 14- 



■07 

 '07 

 '07 



■07 

 ■07 



99 

 96 



75 



86 

 70 



168 

 180 



(Mar. 2 

 1908) 



155 

 171 

 118 



*69 



*84 



*8o 

 *85 

 *48 



.61 



•74 



■72 

 .86 



•55 



138 

 108 



.089 

 .101 

 ■179 



* Calf 17. Total gain from birth 114 days. 



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II jg^ « <I « « JJQ « 



« 20. « " « « 98 " 



"21 " " " " 88 " 



The commercial foods 

 Schumacher Calf Meal is a commercial product prepared by the Quaker 

 Oats Company of Chicago. According to the manufacturers, this meal 

 contains oat-meal, oat-germ, vacuum cooked wheat-meal, flax, and con- 

 densed milk. It is claimed in addition that the food has been subjected 

 to processes which facilitate digestion. The chemical analysis as guar- 

 anteed by the Company is as follows: 



Protein 19-21% 



Carbohydrates S4~56% 



Fat 8-9.5% 



Fiber 3% 



Lactina Suisse is a so-called vegetable milk powder manufactured 

 at Vevey, Switzerland, and at Lyons, France. It is imported into this 



