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MISSOURI AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 



First year : 

 Bran. 

 Oats. 



Grano gluten. 

 Clover hay. 

 Corn stover. 

 Corn silage. 



Second year: 

 Bran. 

 Oats. 



Dried malt. 

 Dried brewers' grain. 

 Clover hay. 

 Corn stover. 

 Corn silage. 

 Timothy hay. 



The herd was fed during the first year, as follows : 



From October 15th, to December i, 1901, the best cows received 



about the following: 



RATION. 



From December i, 1902, to February i, 1902, the ration consisted 

 of thirty-five pounds of silage, five pounds of clover hay, and all the 

 corn stover they would eat. 



The best cows received about the following ration from the first of 

 February until they were turned out to grass: 



RATION. 



Food stuffs. 



Lbs. 



Dry 



matter. 



Protein 



Carbo- 

 hydrates. 



Fat. 



Orange gluten. 



Silage 



Olover hay... 

 Corn Stover 



Totiil nutrients 



Oat straw ad llbttum. 



2 

 35 



5 

 10 



1.88 

 7.31 

 4.23 

 5.95 



19.37 



.534 



.:tl5 

 .340 

 .170 



1.359 



.776 

 3.955 

 1.790 

 3.240 



9.761 



.248 

 .24.5 

 .085 

 .070 



.648 



The COWS were turned out to pasture about June 19. Tiic owner 

 did not have enough pasturage to feed his herd entirely, so the ration 



