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Journal of Agricultural Research 



Vol. IV, No. s 



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



SECOND YEAR 



FIKST YEAR 



Group. 



Nos. of cows. 



80-day 

 period . 



Body weight. 



Initial 

 weight. 



Final 

 weight. 



Gain. 



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 



8,9 

 10,11, 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. 

 2, 263. o 

 2, 215. 2 

 2,389. 2 

 2, 216. 6 



4,652. 2 

 4,431.8 



I-3IS-5 

 1,961. I 

 2,079. 2 

 1,397-2 



3,394. 7 

 3,358.3 



Pounds. 



2,327.8 

 2,309.4 

 2,421. 6 

 2, 213. 2 



4, 749- 4 

 4,522.6 



1,389.8 

 2,052. 6 

 2, loi. 6 

 1,381.2 



3,491.4 

 3,433.8 



Pounds. 

 64.8 

 94.2 

 32.4 

 — 3.4 

 97.2 



90.8 



74-3 



91. S 



22. 4 



— 16.0 



96.7 



SECOND YEAR 



Medium prickly-pear 



Sorghum silage 



Mediiun prickly-pear 



Sorghum silage 



Total for medium prickly - pear 

 groups. 



Total for sorghum-silage groups. . . 



Medium prickly-pear 



Cottonseed hulls a 



Medium prickly-pear " 



Cottonseed hulls 



Total for medium prickly - pear 

 groups." 



Total for cottonseed-hulls groups " . 



3,936-2 

 3,948,2 

 4, 259. o 



4. 028. 2 



8, 195. 2 

 7, 976. 4 



2,35:0 

 2,412. o 

 2,429. 8 

 2,349. 2 

 4, 780. 8 



4,761.2 



4,070. 8 

 4, n6. o 

 4, 262. 2 

 3,995-2 

 8,333-0 



8,111.2 



2 , 406. o 

 2,436. 6 

 2,469. 4 

 2,419. 8 



4, 875- 4 

 4, S56. 4 



IJ4-6 



167; 8 



3- a 



—33-0 



137-8 

 134-8 



55.0 

 24.6 

 39.6 

 70. 6 



94.6 



95.2 



"Cows: 70-day period. 



