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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



FIRST EXPERIMENT. PERIOD TWO. 



Feed given, 40 pounds wet beet pulp, 4 . 6 pounds oat straw, 1 . 6 pounds clover hay, .6 pounds bran, . 6 pounds corn and cob meal. 

 Total drv m.itter, 10.62 pounds per day per cow. 

 Nutritive ratio 1 to 12.2. 



Gr.ims op Nitrogen in 



Cow 1. 



Cow 2. 



Food. 



2) 



(5) 



if! 



68.9 

 68.9 

 68.9 

 68.9 

 68.9 

 68.9 

 G8.9 



Sum 482.4 

 Avg. 68.9 



Treated ' 

 feces. I Urine. 



30.8 

 22.6 

 25.5 

 21.3 

 19.0 

 22.4 

 22.9 



27.1 

 26.3 

 40.0 

 33.6 

 26.4 

 27.9 

 29.5 



164.8 

 23.5 



211.1 

 30.1 



Daily gain, grams 6.8 



Daily loss 



Digestibilitv of proteids on basis of N. in wet feces 51.4 



N. in drv feces 60.4% 



N. in treated feces '. 64.2% 



Food. 



(1) 

 (2) 

 (3) 

 (4) 

 (5) 

 (6) 

 7) 



68.9 

 68. 9 

 68.9 

 68.9 

 68.9 

 68.9 

 68.9 



482.4 

 68.9 



Urine. 



36.4 

 30.6 

 42.5 

 35.7 

 35.6 

 35.6 

 29.5 



246.2 

 35.1 



Daily gain, grams 0.8 



Daily loss 



Digestibility of proteids on basis of N. in wet feces. . 49.9% 



N. in dry feces 57.4% 



N. in treated feces 62.0% 



FIRST EXPERIMENT, PERIOD THREE. 



Feed given, 60 pounds wet beet pulp, 4 . 6 pounds oat straw, 1 . 6 pounds clover hay, . 6 pounds bran, . 6 pounds com and cob 

 meal. 

 Total drj' matter 12.34 pounds per cow per day. 

 Nutritive ratio, 1 to 12.2. 



' Grams of Nitroqen in 



Cow 1. 



Cow. 2 



Food. 



fl) 81.4 



(2) 81.4 



(3) 81.4 



244.2 

 81.4 



{ Wet. 

 Proteids. feces. 



79.0 

 79.0 

 79.0 



237.0 

 79.0 



43.6 

 35.7 

 36.5 



115.8 

 38.6 



Dry 

 feces. 



33.8 

 29.7 

 29.5 



93.0 

 31.0 



Treated 

 feces. 



27.2 

 25.2 

 25.0 



77.4 

 25.8 



Urine. 



32.4 

 36.3 

 36.1 



104.8 

 34.9 



Daily gain, grams 7.9 



Daily loss 



Digestibilitv of proteids on basis of N. irf wet feces. . . 51.1% 



N. in dry feces 60.8% 



N. in treated feces 67.3% 



Urine. 



34.8 

 33.7 

 40.5 



109.0 

 36.3 



Daily gain, grams 12.1 



Daily lo.ss 



Digestibility of proteids on basis of N. in wet feces ^^-^J 



N. in dry feces ^--'x 



iN. in treated feces 67.0? 



