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



SECOND PERIOD (80 days) 



Feed. 



Dry 

 matter. 



Crude 

 protein 



(NX6.25). 



Crude 

 fiber. 



Nitrogen- g^j^^^ 

 exuact. ^^t^^^t- 



Axnids. 



Total. 



Heavy prickly-pear group (cows 

 4, 5. 6): 



Corn chop 



Wheat bran 



Cottonseed meal 



Sorghum hay 



Prickly-pear 



Total 



Medium prickly-pear group 

 (cows I, 2, 3): 



Com chop 



Wheat bran 



Cottonseed meal 



Sorghum hay 



Prickly-pear 



Total 



Medium prickly-pear group 

 (cows 10, II, 12): 



Com chop 



Wheat bran 



Cottonseed meal 



Sorghum hay 



Prickly-pear 



Total 



Sorghum-hay group (cows 8, 9): 



Com chop 



Wheat bran 



Cottonseed meal 



Sorghum hay 



Total 



Pounds. 

 527.12 

 543-12 

 546-34 

 934- 28 



3,269.08 



Pounds. 



56.87 

 106. 27 

 261.53 



44-50 

 226. 16 



5,819.94 



427- 74 



440.72 



443-34 



1,983-52 



1,727.64 



5,022.96 



556- 19 



573-06 



576.46 



1,923.46 



1,727.64 



5.356.81 



406. 10 



418.42 



420. 50 



2.249. 12 



3,494-54 



Pounds. 



48-63 

 31.09 



334- 69 



Pounds. 

 418. II 

 322.34 

 112.42 

 514-97 



i,6=;6.68 



695-33 



3.024.52 



Pounds. 

 20.94 

 30.91 

 103.83 

 20.91 

 52-53 



Pounds. 

 1.67 

 15-75 

 14.92 

 4.98 

 132-94 



Pounds. 

 1,045.89 

 1,067.02 

 1,070.13 

 1,795-49 

 5,672.08 



229. 12 



170.26 



10,650.61 



46.14 

 86.24 

 212.22 



94-47 



119.52 



17.19 



39-46 



25-23 



585-65 



176.88 



339-28 

 261. 56 



91. 22 

 1,093-31 



875-52 



17.00 

 25-08 

 84-25 

 44-38 

 27.76 



1.36 

 12.78 

 12. II 



10.57 

 70. 26 



848. 71 



865. 84 



868.37 



3,811.90 



2,997-58 



558- 59 



844-41 



2,660.89 198.47 



60.00 

 112. 13 

 275-95 



91.61 

 119.52 



22-35 

 51-31 

 32.80 

 567-92 

 176.88 



659-21 



851.26 



43.81 

 81.87 

 201.49 

 107. 12 



16.32 



37-47 



23-95 



664.07 



434-29 



741.81 



441. 16 

 340- II 

 118.62 

 1,060. 21 

 875-52 



32-61 



109.55 



43-04 



27.76 



2,835-62 



235-06 



107. 08 



9,392.40 



1.76 

 16.62 

 15-74 

 10.25 

 70. 26 



1,103.56 

 1.125-84 

 1, 129. 12 

 3,696.49 

 2,997-58 



114-63 



322.11 



248.33 



86. 61 



1,239.71 



16. 14 

 23-81 

 79-99 

 50-33 



1,896. 76 



170. 27 



I. 29 

 12. 14 

 11.49 



805.77 



822.04 



824.43 



4,322.33 



36.90 



6,774-57 



Table XXVIII. — Nutrients consumed: Group totals (second year) 

 FIRST PERIOD (So days) 



Feed. 



Sorghum-silage group (cows 3, 

 14,17,19,20): 



Corn chop 



Wheat bran 



Cottonseed meal 



Cottonseed hulls 



Sorghum hay 



Total 



Prickly-pear group (cows 6, 9 

 15,16.18): 



Corn chop 



Wheat bran 



Cottonseed meal 



Cottonseed hulls 



Prickly-pear 



Total 



Nutrient. 



Dry 

 matter. 



Pounds. 

 1. 170. 67 

 I, 205.06 

 I, 224. 53 

 3,618. 70 

 2.373-87 



9, 592- 83 



I, 145.68 

 1,179-35 

 I, 198. 40 

 3.629. 91 

 2,224. IS 



9,377-49 



Crude 

 protein 



(NX6.25). 



Pounds. 

 139. 66 

 250. 77 

 589- 03 

 157-67 

 188. 78 



1. 325- 91 



136. 68 

 245- 42 

 576.46 

 158.16 

 86.93 



1,203.6s 



Crude 

 fiber. 



Nitrogen- 

 free 

 extract. 



Pounds. 

 24-53 

 86.32 



57-24 



1,768.87 



711- 73 



Pounds. 



937-03 



762. 58 



398. 10 



1,497.30 



1, 124.01 



2,648.69 4,719.02 



24. 01 

 84.47 

 56.02 

 ,774-35 

 266. 78 



2, 205. 63 



917-03 



746. 30 



389. 60 



1.501-94 



1,399-83 



4, 954- 70 



Ether 

 extract. 



Pounds. 

 51-66 

 40.63 

 95-66 

 44-55 

 94-39 



326. 89 



50.56 

 39-76 

 93-62 

 42.49 

 26.98 



253-41 



Amids. 



Pounds. 

 3-63 



38-55 



34-27 



1. 16 



56.42 



134- 03 



3-56 

 37-73 

 33-54 



I. 16 

 20. 98 



96.97 



Total. 



Pounds. 

 2,327. 18 

 2,383-91 

 2,398.83 

 7, 088. 25 

 4, 549- 20 



18,747-37 



2,277. 52 

 2,333-03 

 2,347-64 

 7, 108.01 

 4, 025. 6s 



18,091. 8s 



