Substitution of Roots for Concentrated Foods. 



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Table XXX. Record of Weight of Cows (1908-1909) 



Group 



Cow 



Begin- 

 ning of 

 experi- 

 ment 



End 



of 



period 



I 



End 



of 



period 



II 



End 



of 



period 



III 



A, 



A. 

 A, 



B, 

 B, 

 B. 

 B, 



C. 

 C. 

 C. 

 C. 



D. 

 D. 

 D. 

 D. 



Glista Iota 



Eta 



Nu 



" Omicron 



" . Sigma 



Gipsy 



Gwyn of Orchard Home 



Glista Alpha 



Delta 



Zelma 



Hector's Berta 



Glista Epsilon 



" Lambda 



" Omega 



Garnet Delta 



lbs. 

 1170 

 1165 



935 



mo 



lOIO 



927 

 790 



1235 

 1215 



978 



835 



1290 

 1060 



905 

 869 



lbs. 



1 1 60 



1181 



980 



1171 



1029 



941 



800 



1216 



1200 



970 



824 



1265 



1115 

 980 

 902 



lbs. 

 II 10 

 1200 

 990 



1210 



1047 



93 5 

 780 



1255 

 1225 



968 



830 



1226 



1099 



990 



920 



lbs. 

 1125 



1205 



995 



1242 



1105 



858 



813 



1300 



1266 



990 



845 



1272 



1130 



1055 



951 



conclusions 

 The following summary of the results of this experiment is based 

 on the averages of Tables XXIII, XXV, and XXVII. 



1. Comparing the Dry Matter in Silage with the Dry Matter in Mangels 



2. Comparing the Dry Matter in Mangels with the Dry Matter in Grain, 

 with Silage for Succulence in Each Case 



