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EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



recorded and analyses are reported of the cheat and clover hay eaten 

 and of the dung. The coefficients of digestibility of the clover hay 

 were as follows : Dry matter 62 per cent, protein 03, ether extract 55, 

 nitrogen-free extract 71, crude fiber 59, and ash 37. The figures for 

 cheat hay were as follows: Dry matter 45 per cent, protein 42, ether 

 extract 32, nitrogen-free extract 49, crude fiber 46, and ash 23. 



The composition of package tea, J. A. Widtsoe ( Utah Sia. Rpt. 

 1897, pp. 31, 32). — Analyses are reported of 5 samples of tea sold in 

 packages and regarded as typical of that ordinarily sold in the State. 

 The composition of the different samples was as follows : 



Composition of package tea. 



The black tea was apparently nncolored. The green teas were colored 

 or faced. 



Feeding steers, 1895-96, W. Saunders (<'<tn«<l<i Expt. Farms 

 Rpts. 1896, pp. SO-xi). — A test was made with 3 lots of 4 steers each to 

 compare a number of coarse fodders as part of a ration. The test was 

 divided into 3 periods of 6, 8, and 6 weeks, respectively. The feeding 

 experiment proper was preceded by a preliminary period of 6 weeks. 

 The steers were fed the following basal rations per head per day: 



Lot 1, 50 lbs. silage, 25 lbs. turnips, 5 lbs. hay. 



Lot 2, 25 lbs. corn fodder, 25 lbs. turnips-, 5 lbs. hay. 



Lot 3. hay and turnips ad libitum (about 20 lbs. hay and 50 lbs. turnips). 



The silage consisted of corn, horse beans, and sunflower heads in the 

 proportion of 10 : 2i : 1. 



In addition to the basal ration lot 1 was fed per head daily during the 

 second period 2 lbs. of meal and during the third period 4 lbs. of meal, 

 and lots 2 and 3 during the first period 4 lbs. and during tlie second and 

 third periods 6 lbs. of meal. The meal consisted of equal parts of 

 barley, wheat, peas, bran, and oil cake. The average weight of the 

 steers at the beginning of the test was about 1,000 lbs. The financial 

 statement is based on silage at 82.50, turnips at $2, hay at $8, corn 

 fodder at $4, and meal at $20 per ton. The results are reported in 

 detail. 



"From thesr tests it appears that the 4 steers fed on ration 1 gained in all during 

 the feeding period N31 lbs. at a cost of $6.49 per 1(H) lbs. The 4 steers fed on ration 

 2 gained in all during the feeding period 685 lbs. at a tost of $9.92 per 100 lbs., while 

 the 4 steers fed on ration 3 made a total gain of 693 lbs. at a cost of $9.83 per lOOlbs. 



"Taking the cost per day, each animal in group 1 was fed at a cost of 9. 53 cts. per 

 day; group 2, at acost of 12.18 cts., and group '■<, at a cost of 13.53 cts. each per day. 



