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Bulletin 268. 



Ration II. Second Year (1908-1909) 



Food 



Dry 



matter 



Dig. 

 protein 



Dig. 

 fiber 



Dig. 



N. F. E. 



Dig. 



fat 



10 

 70 

 4.0 

 1.6 

 .8 

 .8 

 .8 



pounds hay 



" mangels 



" Ajax flakes 



" buckwheat-middlings. 



" corn-meal 



" wheat-bran 



" oil-meal 



lbs. 



57 

 37 



68 



39 

 71 

 70 



73 



lbs. 



54 

 70 



85 

 35 

 07 

 II 

 22 



lbs. 



1-43 

 •35 

 ■23 



.01 

 .01 

 .04 



lbs. 

 2.74 



71 

 40 



53 

 51 

 34 

 22 



Total 22.15 



2.84 



2 .07 



9-45 



2.07 + 9.45 -t- (.87 X 2j) 

 2.84 



4-7 



The nutritive ratio of the above ration is 1 14. 7. 



Ration III. Second Year (1908— 1909) 



Food 



Dry 

 matter 



Dig. 

 protein 



Dig. 

 fiber 



Dig. 

 N. F. E. 



lbs. 

 16 

 07 

 42 

 09 

 04 



03 

 06 



,87 



Dig. 



fat 



10 pounds hay 



35 " silage 



35 " mangels 



2.0 " Ajax flakes 



.8 " buckwheat-middlings. 



. 4 " corn-meal 



. 4 " wheat-bran 



. 4 " oil-meal 



Total 



lbs. 

 8-57 



32 

 18 



84 

 69 



36 



35 

 37 



22.68 



lbs. 



54 

 42 



35 

 42 

 17 

 03 



05 

 1 1 



lbs. 



1-43 



1-51 



•17 



. 12 



.005 

 .005 

 .02 



lbs. 



2.74 



2-59 



1-85 



.70 



•27 

 .26 



•17 

 . 1 1 



2 .09 



3.26 



8.69 



3.26 + 8.69 + (.72 X 2\) 



2.09. 



6.4 



lbs. 

 16 

 21 



03 

 21 



05 

 02 

 01 



03 



■72 



The nutritive ratio of the above ration is 1:6.4. 



Alternation of rations fed the second year. As in the year before, these 

 three rations were followed as closely as possible, taking into considera- 

 tion the weight and production of the individual cows. During the 

 second year. Group A was fed ration I continuously and Groups B, 

 C, and D were alternated as is shown below. 



Alternation of Rations During 1908-1909 



First 

 feeding period 



Group A (check) 



Group B 



Group C 



Group D 



Ration I 

 Ration I 

 Ration II 

 Ration III 



Second 

 feeding period 



Ration I 

 Ration II 

 Ration III 

 Ration I 



Third 

 feeding period 



Ration I 

 Ration III 

 Ration I 

 Ration II 



