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Rations; yield of milk; gain or loss in live weight; financial resulta. 



Periods. 



I and V. n and IV. 



m. 



Quantities per head per day added to basal ration : 



Peanut meal jwnnds. 



Barley meal do — 



Digestible nutrients in total food: 

 Per head per day — 



Pretein do. . . 



Fats do . . . 



Carbohydrates do. . . 



Per 1.000 pounds live weight per day — 



Protein do. .. 



Fats do. . . 



Carbohydrates do. . . 



Nutritive ratios 



Potential energy in digestible nutrients per l,0'M pounds 



live weight per day Calories 



Milk yield per head per day poiin(l,<. 



Gain ( + ) or loss ( — ) in live weight per head per day do. . . 



Financial gain per head per day cent s 



3.23 

 0.35 

 12.01 



2.94 

 0.32 

 10.92 

 1:4.0 



30.050 

 33.04 i 



-rl. 10 

 13.2 



1.96 

 1.80 



3.39 

 0.37 

 13.16 



3.08 

 0.34 

 11.96 

 1:4.2 



32,600 

 32.41 



-0.51 

 12.7 



1.01 

 4.40 



3.41 



0.40 

 14. 52 



3.10 



0. :«i 



13. 20 



1:4.5 



3:>. 260 

 33. 42 



-1.37 

 10.8 



Series F. — Couducted by Herr Zimmerniauii in Beukeudorf. Six 

 cows averaging 1,375 pound.s live weight. Ba.sal ration per bea<l per 

 day in poimdfs, potato residue 112.-, beet dirtii.siou residue 33, clover 

 hay 5.5, wheat cbaflf 8.8, wheat bran 1.65, palm nut meal 1.65; cotton- 

 seed meal and barley meal added to this in quantities as stated. 



nations; yield of milk; gain or lost in live weight; financial result*. 



Quantities per head per day added to basal ration: 



(N.t ton-seed meal pound*.. 



Barley meal do 



Dige.Htible nutrient.-* in total food: 

 Per hi-ad per day — 



Protein do.. . . 



Fats do 



Carbohydrat<'S do 



Per 1,000 piiunds live weight per day — 



Protein do 



Fats do 



Carbohydrato* do 



Nutritive ratios 



Potential energy in digestible nutrients per 1,000 pounds 



live weight per day Calories. . 



Milk yield p«'r head per day pounds.. 



Gain '( + ) or loss (- ) in live weight per head per daj do 



Financial gain per head per day cents.. 



Periods. 



I and V. n and IV. 



1.78 

 4.40 



3.19 

 0.62 

 13.95 



2.32 

 0.45 

 10.14 

 1:4.8 



27.850 

 42.11 



+ 2.57 

 18.3 



1.54 

 6.42 



3.12 

 0.62 

 15.51 



2.27 

 0.45 

 11.28 

 1:5.5 



30.080 

 42.53 



-0.029 

 16.3 



ni. 



1.28 

 8.45 



3. .^4 



0.64 

 17.19 



2.43 

 0.46 

 12.43 

 1:5.6 



32.865 

 41.69 



- 0.55 

 16.0 



Scries G. — Conducted by Ilerr Preu in W^Mnigerode. Seven cows. 

 averaging 1,100 imhhmIs live weight. Basal ration per head i>er day 

 in pounds, b*H't diftiision residue OfJ, clover hay 5.5, straw 8.8, itaAuk 

 nut meal, 2.2; peanut meal and barley meal added to this in qualities 

 as stated. 



