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The coefficients of digestibility of the different rations are shown in 

 the following table: 



Coefficient* of digestibility of different rations fed to steers. 



New corn product fed wet : 



Steer 1 



Steer 3 



Steer 4 



Average for 3 steera 



Shredded corn fodder fed wet, average 



for 2 steers ' 



Shredded corn fodder fed dry, average 



for 2 steers ' 



Finely ground corn fodder: 



Steer 3 



Steer 4 



Average for 2 steers 



New corn product steamed: 



Steer 1 



Steer 2 



Steer 3 



Average for 3 steers 



Corn blades and shucks: 



Stocr 1 



Steer 2 



Steer 3 



Steer 4 



Average for 4 steers 



Western wheat bran: 



Steer 3 



Steer 4 



Average for 2 steers 



Shredded corn fodder and wheat bran, 

 1:1, fed wet: 



Steer 1 



Steer 2 



Steer 3 



Steer 4 



Average for 4 steers 



Grain 2 mixed with corn blades: 



Steer3 



Steer 4 



Average for 2 steers 



Grain 2 mixed with the new corn prod- 

 uct : 



Steer 1 



Steer 2 



Average for 2 steers 



Crude 

 fiber. 



Ash. 



59.04 

 49.00 

 51. 02 



70.66 

 66.88 

 64.63 

 63. 57 

 66.44 



76.08 

 73. 05 

 74.57 



Per cent Per cent. 



45.64 



54.88 

 46.07 

 48.86 



64.94 

 65.22 

 65.08 



69.64 



64.57 



59.75 

 52.12 

 55. 94 



36. 79 



53. 72 

 52. 29 

 47.60 



32. 21 

 17.98 

 25. 10 



51.76 

 54.06 

 57.59 

 59. 25 

 55.67 



51.32 

 59.84 

 55. 58 



48.94 

 51.41 



50.18 



29.90 



28. 63 



30.26 

 23.49 



26.88 



47. 38 

 47.50 



55.24 

 50. 04 



'jr.. 6] 

 34.66 

 15.40 

 14.70 

 22.59 



42.21 

 52.04 

 47.13 



33.08 

 25. 53 

 28.54 

 42.01 

 32.29 



3.68 



15.81 



9.75 



48.02 

 52. 20 

 50.11 



'These averages and the figures for the individual animals were published iu Maryland Sta. Bui. 

 41 (E. S. R., 8, p. 1005). 

 2 The grain mixture consisted of hominy chop, wheat bran, cottun-seed meal, and linseed meal. 



A further test of the relative value of fattening rations composed of 

 mixed grain and corn blades and the new corn product was made. 

 Two steers were fed for 00 days a ration consisting of a grain mixture 

 (hominy chop, wheat bran, cotton- seed meal, and linseed meal) and corn 

 blades, and two other steers were fed for the same period the same 

 grain ration mixed with the new corn product. The average daily gain 

 of the first lot was 3.3 lbs. and of the second lot 3.57 lbs. per head. 



The author draws the following conclusions: 



''The results of all the tests made show the new com product to he a valuahle 

 stock food. They show it to he richer in composition than the whole fodder and the 

 food com pounds more digestihle. The new corn product contained more pounds of 

 digestible food per 100 lhs. of the original feed than docs whole fodder, corn blades 

 or timothy ha v. 



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