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Table 8 shows an increase of 4,7 lbs. in milk and of .229 lb. in butter 

 fat production when Lot 2 was fed the ration containing roots, but this 

 larger production was attended with an increased cost, milk costing 5.9 

 cents more per cwt. and butter fat 1.4 cents more per pound on the root 

 feed. 



TABLE 9. 

 Table showing averages of results from Lots 1 and 2 on Root Ration, as against ration without roots. 



The average from the ten cows in two four-weeks feeding periods 

 shows an increased production of 10.9 lbs. in milk per week, and .332 lb. 

 in butter fat per week on the root ration ; this ration, however, costing 

 on an average 13.6 cents more per week. The cost of milk was increased 

 4,5 cents per cwt., and butter fat 1.5 cents per pound on the root ration. 



