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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



The calves were started on a ration of 3 pounds per day, or 21 pounds 

 per week. Nos. 1 and 2 receiving corn, Nos. 3 and 4 oats, and Nos. 5 

 and 6 corn, oats and bran. Some trouble was experienced in keeping 

 them up to this amount of feed, however, and during the last two periods 

 2 pounds per day, or 14 pounds per week was the allowance. All grain 

 fed was weighed, and individual records kept with each animal. 



In the process of washing some of the oats escaped through the 

 screens, but the corn was nearly all saved. In the mixture of corn, oats 

 and bran, the bran, of course, was lost entirely, and the percentages 

 given are figured on the basis of corn and oats fed after taking out the 

 weight of the bran. 



The following tables show the amount of grain consumed by each ani- 

 mal, percentage of dry matter, total weight of dry matter consumed, 

 weight of grain washed out from the droppings, per cent dry matter, 

 total pounds dry matter, and per cent of whole grain left. 



TEST WITH cows. 



Cows consumed 77 pounds corn per head per week, corn contained 

 88.15% Dry Matter. 



No. 

 No. 

 No. 

 No. 

 No. 



No. 6. 



Cow. 



Average . 



Total dry 

 matter 



consumed, 

 pounds. 



07.875 

 67.875 

 67.875 

 67.875 

 67.875 

 67.875 



67.875 



Weight of 



grain from 



droppings, 



pounds. 



Per cent 



dry 

 matter. 



21.6 

 24.7 

 17.9 

 17.8 

 12.8 

 7.3 



91.33 



91.33 



90.317 



89.82 



91.33 



91.33 



17.01 



90.90 



Total 

 pounds 



dry 

 matter. 



19.727 

 22.528 

 16.165 

 15.987 

 11.690 

 6.667 



Per cent 

 left whole. 



15.460 



29.06 

 33.08 

 23.81 

 23.55 

 17.22 

 9.827 



22.75 



Cows consumed 77 pounds whole oats per head, per week. 

 Oats contained 93.13% Dry Matter. 



