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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Grain Ration of Whole Oats. 



Grain Ration of Whole Corn, Oats and Bran. 



The results with the calves differ from the cows and heifers, in that 

 a larger proportion of the corn ration was left whole than of the corn 

 and oats, fed together. 



Average Percentage of Grain Left Whole. 



The above table shows a uniform decrease in the per cent left unmasti- 

 cated from the cows down to the calves, with all three rations. In every 

 case the oats showed the least waste, and with the cows and heifers the 

 combination ration showed the most, but with the calves the largest per- 

 centage of unmasticated grain was with the corn ration. 



In order to determine whether any nutriment had been taken from 

 the grain during its passage through the digestive tract, chemical analyses 

 were made, both of the grain as fed, and of samples of the grain washed 



