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Journal of Agricultural Research 



Vol. IV, No. s 



Table XXVI. — Analyses of feeds used in prickly-pear feeding experiments — Continued 



SECOND YEAR (first PERIOD; 8o DAYS) 



Feed. 



Corn chop 



Bran 



Cottonseed meal 

 Cottonseed hulls 

 Sorghum silage. 

 Prickly-pear. . . . 



Moisture. 



Per cent. 

 9.81 

 7.16 

 5-66 

 6.59 

 78.12 

 92.58 



Per cent. 

 1-37 

 4.94 

 6.51 

 3-88 

 2-35 



Total 

 crude 

 protein 



(NX6.25). 



Per cert. 

 10. 76 

 19-32 

 4S.38 

 4.07 

 1.74 

 .29 



Albumi- 

 noid 

 protein. 



Per cent. 

 10.48 

 16.3s 

 42.74 

 4.04 



Crude 

 fiber. 



Per cent. 

 1.89 

 6.65 

 4.41 

 4S-66 

 6.56 



Nitrogen- 

 free 

 extract. 



Per cent. 

 72. 19 

 58.75 

 30.67 

 38.6s 

 10.36 

 4.67 



Ether 

 extract. 



Per cent. 

 3-98 



7-37 

 I- 15 

 .87 



.087 



SECOND YEAR (second PERIOD; 80 DAYS) 



Com chop 



Bran 



Cottonseed meal 

 Cottonseed hulls 

 Sorghum silage. 

 Prickly-pear 



9.66 



19-45 



46.66 



4.14 



1-73 



•313 



9-54 



17- SS 



41.24 

 3-93 

 1.04 

 • 20s 



2. 14 

 6-73 

 6- 41 

 46.31 

 S-60 

 .80 



74.66 

 57- 06 

 20. 76 

 39- 35 

 10.93 

 3-91 



Table XXVII. — Nutrients consumed: Group totals (first year) 



FIRST PERIOD (80 days) 



Feed. 



Heavy prickly-pear group (cows 



I. 2. 3): 



Corn chop 



Wheat bran 



Cottonseed meal 



Sorghum hay 



Prickly-pear 



Total 



Medium prickly-pear group 

 (cows 4, 5, 6): 



Corn chop 



Wheat bran 



Cottonseed meal 



Sorghum hay 



Prickly-pear 



Total 



Medium prickly-pear group 

 (cows 8, 9): 



Corn chop 



Wheat bran 



Cottonseed meal 



Sorghum hay 



Prickly-pear 



Total 



Sorghum-hay group (cows lo. 



II, 12): 



Corn chop 



Wheat bran 



Cottonseed meal 



Sorghum hay 



Total 



Dry 

 matter. 



Pounds. 

 404. So 

 413. i6 

 430.07 

 830.01 



3'ii4-37 



S.171-41 



564- 08 

 574-34 



58, 

 .673, 

 ,6o3 



377-78 

 384-65 

 392-04 

 930- 29 

 .073-95 



Crude 



protein 



(NX6.35). 



612. 66 



623.80 



635-77 



2,900. 85 



Pounds. 

 42-83 

 81-si 



210.31 

 58-17 



310-06 



4-773-c 



702. 



Crude 

 fiber. 



Pounds. 



10.99 



38-41 



30.04 



279.42 



596.00 



954. 86 



Nitrogen- 

 free 

 extract. 



Pounds. 



326. 28 



243-57 



94.48 



388. 22 



1,384.93 



2,431.^ 



59-68 

 113-59 

 293-07 

 118.61 

 160. i6 



745.11 



39-97 

 76.07 



196. 28 

 63.38 



106.92 



484.52 



64- 82 

 123-37 

 318-30 

 205. 78 



712.27 



15-32 

 53-52 



569- 76 

 307-85 



988-31 



10. 26 



35-85 



28.03 



313-59 



205-52 



593-25 



16. 64 



58-13 



45-46 



988. 47 



I1 108. 70 



454- 66 

 339-41 

 131.66 

 779-36 

 715-36 



304- 50 

 237.31 



438.96 



477-53 



1-536.53 



493.81 



368.64 



143- 00 



1.352-12 



2,357-57 



Ether 

 extract. 



Pounds. 

 18.03 

 21.30 

 55-80 

 20- 25 

 41-34 



156. 



25-13 

 29-68 

 77-75 

 41.30 

 21-35 



195-21 



16-83 

 19.88 

 52-07 

 22.73 

 14. 26 



Amids. 



Pounds. 



0.87 

 11.36 

 12. 10 



9.18 



139- 84 



.82 



10. 60 



11. 39 

 10.31 

 58.31 



125.77 



32-23 

 84-45 

 71-65 



215.62 



91-23 



1-32 

 17. 20 

 18-31 

 32-49 



69.32 



TotaL 



Pounds. 



803.80 



808.31 



833.80 



1,569.25 



5.615-51 



9,619.67 



1, 120.09 

 1,136.37 

 1, 146. 56 

 3,199-82 

 2,900.59 



9.493-43 



750. 16 



754-36 



767. 89 



1,761. 16 



1,936-44 



5.970-01 



1,216.54 

 1.223.37 

 1,245.29 

 5.551-36 



9, 236. s6 



