Aug.i6.i9is Prickly-Pears as a Feed for Dairy Cows 



Table V. — Amount of nutrients digested by dairy cows on different rations 



413 



FIRST YEAR 



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. 



Nos. of 

 cows. 



1,2,3 

 4,576 

 4jS>6 



1,2.3 

 4,5,6 



4,5,6 

 1,2,3 



8,9 

 10,11,12 

 10, II, 12 



8,9 

 10,11, 12 



8,9 



10,11,12 



8,9 



80-day 

 period. 



First... 

 ..do.... 

 Second. 

 ..do.... 



First. . . 

 Second. 



First... 

 Second. 



First. . . 

 ..do.... 

 Second. 

 ..do.... 

 Second. 

 First... 



..do.... 

 Second. 



Dry mat- 

 ter. 



Pounds. 



3,155-85 

 3,171-38 

 3,584-97 

 3,106.37 



f 6, 740. 82 

 I 6, 277. 75 



2,010.86 

 3,047.02 

 3,369-40 

 2, 206. 07 



5, 380. 26 



Protein. 



Pounds. 

 609. 78 



530. 83 

 617. 26 

 395-69 



1, 227.04 



926. 52 



349-31 

 511-84 

 476. 18 

 318.93 



825. 49 

 830- 77 



Crude 

 fiber. 



Pounds. 

 506. 66 

 607.80 

 383-36 

 529-32 



890. 02 



362.39 

 731- 23 

 531-73 

 491.27 



894. 12 



I, 222. 50 



Nitrogen- 

 free 

 extract 



Pounds. 

 1,543-49 

 1,666.07 

 1,918.23 



1,772-44 



3,461.72 



3,438-51 



1,060.90 

 1,541.28 

 1,9x6.57 

 1,208.67 



2,977-47 

 2, 749- 95 



Ether 

 extract. 



Pound i, 

 109. 60 

 145- OS 

 164. 95 

 147-35 



274- 5S 



94-09 

 161. 24 

 177-47 

 129. 94 



271.56 

 291. 18 



SECOND YEAR 



Medium prickly-pear . . . 



Sorghum silage 



Medium prickly-pear. . . 



Sorghum silage 



Total for medium 

 prickly- pear 

 groups. 

 Total for sorghum 

 silage. 



Medivun prickly-pear. . . 



Cottonseed hulls" 



Medium prickly-pear » . . 



Cottonseed hulls 



Total for medium 



prickly- pear 



groups." 

 Total for cotton- 



s eed - hulls 



groups." 



6,9, 15, 16, 18 

 3, 14, 17, 19,20 

 3, 14, 17, 19,20 



6,9, 15, 16, 18 



6,9, IS, 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. 



5, 601. 60 

 5,806.49 

 4,818.52 

 5,317-34 



10,420. 12 

 11,123.83 



3.867.15 

 4.071. 76 

 2,838.98 

 3,513-62 



6, 706. 13 

 7,585-38 



843.01 

 882. S3 

 745- 48 

 825.97 



1,588.49 



I, 708. so 



684. 32 

 663. 07 

 466. 14 

 556-47 



1,150.46 



1,016. 80 



1,313-82 



939- 78 



1,222.94 



1,956-58 



2,536.76 



568. 62 

 1,039.84 



510.84 

 979- 58 



1,079.46 



3,198.84 

 3,019. 28 

 2,679.92 

 2, 734- 64 



5,878.76 



5,753-92 



2,251.82 

 2,026.90 

 1-595-67 

 1,695.86 



3,847.49 



3,722.76 



207.88 

 260. 27 

 175-86 

 242. 29 



383. 74 



503. 56 



159.68 

 173. 58 

 107.94 

 136. 91 



267. 62 



" Cow No. 5: 70-day period. 

 Table VI. — Energy value of feed consumed by dairy cows on different rations 



FIRST YEAR 



Group. 



Heavy prickly-pear 



Medium prickly-pear 



Heavy prickly-pcar 



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 



Xos. of cows. 



8,9 

 10, II, 12 

 10, II, 12 



8,9 



8,9 

 10, II, 12 

 10, II, 12 



8,9 



80-day Cotton- 

 period, iseed meal. 



First... 

 ..do.... 

 Second. 

 ..do.... 

 First... 

 Second. 

 First . . . 

 Second. 



Therms. 



389.05 

 512.17 

 549- 73 

 427- 28 



938. 78 

 939-45 



343-02 

 569.62 

 555- 59 

 414- 75 

 898. 61 



984-37 



Wheat 

 bran. 



Therms. 

 212.44 

 302. 18 

 285. 52 

 236. 74 



497- 96 

 538-92 



202.36 

 328. 72 

 307-83 



225. 13 

 510. 19 



553-84 



Corn 

 chop. 



Therms. 

 360. 72 

 532.95 

 464. 73 

 400.00 



825.45 

 932.9s 



356.92 

 573-47 

 520. IS 

 375- 78 

 877-07 



948. 25 



Prickly, 

 pear. 



Therms. 



1,210.81 



666.94 



1,307.31 



740. 05 



3,518. 13 

 1 , 406. 99 



445-28 



740. OS 

 1,185.33 



