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Table III. — Effect of different feeds on milk prodiiction 



FIRST YEAR 



Group. 



Nos. of cows. 



80-day 

 period. 



Total 

 milk. 



Fat. 



Average 

 per cent. 



Total 

 quan- 

 tity. 



Total 

 solids. 



Heavy prickly-pear 



Medium prickly-pear 



Heavy prickly -pear 



Medium prickly-pear 



Total for heavy prickly-pear 



groups. 

 Total for medium prickly-pear 

 groups. 



Medium prickly-pear 



Sorghum hay 



Medium prickly-pear 



Sorghum hay 



Total for medium prickly-pear 

 groups. 



Total for hay groups 



4.5.6 

 4.5>6 

 1,2,3 

 1,2.3 

 4,5.6 

 4.5.6 

 1.2,3 



8,9 

 10, II, 12 

 10, II, 12 



8,9 



8,9 

 10, II, 12 

 10, II, 12 



8,9 



First. . . . 



..do 



Second. . 



..do 



First 



Second. . 

 First.... 

 Second. . 



First.... 



...do 



Second. 



...do 



First ... 

 Second. 

 First... 

 Second . 



Pounds. 

 3. 716.0 

 4,676. 6 

 4.442-3 

 3, 206- 8 



} 8,158-3 



3,543.1 

 4,611.3 

 4.385-8 

 3.230-8 



i| 7,928.9 

 1| 7,842-1 



Per cent. 

 3- 90 

 4-42 

 3-93 

 4.14 



3-92 

 4-31 



3-81 



. 4-87 



4-33 



4.04 



4. 10 



Pounds. 



144-87 

 206- S3 

 174. 76 

 132.91 



319-63 

 339-44 



135.10 

 224.55 

 189.98 

 130- 69 



325.08 



Pounds. 

 475-97 

 630. 82 

 568. 41 

 416. 06 



1,044.38 

 1,046.8s 



441-81 

 654-87 

 588. 78 

 409. 62 



1,033-59 

 1 , 064. 49 



SECOND YEAR 



Medium prickly-pear 



Sorghum silage 



Medium prickly-pear 



Sorghum silage 



Total for medium prickly-pear 

 groups. 



Total for sorghum-silage groups . 



Medium prickly-pear 



Cottonseed hulls « 



Medium prickly-pear « 



Cottonseed hulls 



Total for medium prickly-pear 

 groups." 



Total for cottonseed-hulls groups. 



6,9, 15, 16, 18 

 3,14,17,19,20 

 3,14,17,19.20 



6,9, 15, 16, 18 



6,9,15,16,18 

 3,14,17,19,20 

 3,14,17,19,20 



6,9,15,16,18 



8,11,12 

 4.5.10 

 4.5.10 



8,11,12 



8,11,12 

 4.5,10 

 4.5.10 



8,11,12 



First... 

 ...do. 

 Second . 

 . ..do.- 

 First . 

 Second . 

 First. 

 Second. 



First . . . 

 ...do. 



Second. 

 ...do.. 



First. 



Second. 



First . . . 



Second . 



638. 

 8i7- 

 649. 



621- 



^15,287-5 



6,354-4 



6,075- 2 

 4,550- 2 

 S, 

 ^0,904. 



^11,265. 



4.48 

 4-93 



4-56 

 4.90 

 4-43 

 4-97 



4-51 

 4-94 



377-68 

 392-86 

 323-41 

 360. 92 



701.09 

 753- 78 



289. 80 

 298. 00 

 201. 66 

 258. 20 



491. 46 

 556- 20 



1,157-70 



1,103-93 



975.87 



1,084. 74 



2, 133. 57 

 2,188.67 



875-26 

 857.44 

 618.48 

 737-39 

 1,493-74 



1.594-83 



"■ Cow 5: 70-day period. 

 Table IV. — Effect of feeds consumed on body weights of dairy cows 



FIRST YEAR 



