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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



The addition of the moistened beet pulp to the ration during the latter 

 period with Lot 1, when no roots were fed, seems to have kept the pro- 

 duction, both in milk and butter fat, on a level with the first period, 

 when roots were fed, but raised the cost of ration and the cost of pro- 

 duction. With Lot 2 the beet pulp was fed in the same period with 

 the roots, so that while the two stimulated both milk and butter fat 

 production to a considerable degree beyond that of the first period, still 

 the cost of the ration and of milk and butter fat was increased very 

 materially. A fair way of comparison here would be to average together 

 the periods when each lot was fed roots against the periods when they 

 received no roots in the ration. This would eliminate the beet pulp 

 factor, both sides having received equal amounts. 



TABLE 6. 

 Table showing average production of Lots 1 and 2 on Root Ration vs. Ration Without Roots. 



