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Table XXIX. — Nutrients digested: Group totals (first year) 



FIRST PERIOD (80 days) 



Feed. 



Heavy prickly-pear group (cows 



I. 2. 3): 



Com chop 



Wheat bran 



Cottonseed meal 



Sorghum hay 



Prickly-pear 



Total 



Medium prickly-pear group 

 (cows 4, s. 6): 



Com chop 



Wheat bran 



Cottonseed meal 



Sorghum hay 



Prickly-pear 



Total 



Medium prickly-pear group 

 (cows 8, 9): 



Com chop 



Wheat bran 



Cottonseed meal 



Sorghum hay 



Prickly-pear 



Total 



Sorghum-hay group (cows 10, 



II, 12): 



Com chop 



Wheat bran 



Cottonseed meal 



Sorghimi hay 



Total 



Nutrient. 



Dry 

 matter. 



Cmde 

 protein 



(NX6.2S). 



Pounds. 



346- 27 

 255-71 

 304. 04 

 447.07 

 1,802.76 



3tiS5-85 



492. 78 

 363-90 

 432- '° 

 931.00 

 951-00 



3-171-38 



330- 03 

 243- 72 

 289- 80 

 512-42 

 634. 89 



S40- 79 



399-36 



474.85 



1,632.02 



3,047.02 



Pounds. 

 38.41 

 74.06 



205. 98 

 29-51 



261.82 



609.78 



44-45 

 85-71 



238-39 

 49.98 



112.30 



530- 83 



29-77 

 57- 40 

 159-65 

 27-51 

 74-98 



349-31 



50-74 

 97-84 



91.14 



511-84 



Cmde 

 fiber. 



Nitrogen- 

 free 

 extract. 



Pounds. 



7-58 



18.74 



12.51 



162.93 



304. 90 



506. 66 



11.82 

 29.18 

 19.48 

 371-31 

 176.01 



607. 80 



7.91 



19-55 



13-05 



204.37 



117- 51 



362.39 



13.22 



32-65 



21.80 



663. 56 



731-23 



Pounds. 

 263. 99 

 150.45 

 64. II 

 202.84 

 862. 10 



401. 69 

 228.93 

 97-56 

 451-64 

 4S6. 25 



1,666.07 



269. 03 

 153-32 

 65-34 

 248. 59 

 324-62 



I . o6o- 90 



427-09 

 243.41 

 103. 73 

 167-05 



1,541-28 



Ether 

 extract. 



Poutids. 

 13.96 



12.08 

 47.21 

 11.84 

 24-51 



109. 60 



20.31 



17-58 

 63. 70 

 25-24 

 13-22 



145-05 



13.60 

 11.77 

 46.01 

 13-88 

 8.83 



22.30 

 19-29 



44.24 



161. 24 



Amids. 



Pounds. 



0.87 

 11-36 

 12. 10 

 9- 18 

 168. 81 



202.32 



16.86 

 18.73 

 87.20 



139- 84 



10.31 

 58-21 



1-32 



17.20 

 18.31 

 32-49 



69-32 



Total. 



Pounds. 

 671.08 

 522,40 

 645-95 

 863-37 

 3,424-90 



6, 127, 70 



972.27 



741-13 



873-69 



1,847.90 



1,825.93 



6. 260-92 



651.16 



496. 36 



585-14 



1,017.08 



I, 219.04 



3,968.78 



1,055.46 

 809- 75 

 966- 22 



3-230-50 



7,028.1s 



SECOND PERIOD (80 days) 



Heavy prickly-pear group (cows 

 4,5.6): 



Com chop 



Wheat bran 



Cottonseed meal 



Sorghum hay 



Prickly-pear 



Total 



Medium prickly-pear group 

 (cows I, 2, 3): 



Corn 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): 



Corn chop 



Wheat bran 



Cottonseed meal 



Sorghum hay 



Total 



450.90 

 336-95 



509-37 

 1,892.31 



3,584-97 



373-67 

 279. 24 



1,104-42 

 1. 021-32 



3- 106- 37 



363-09 



428. 12 



1,070. 99 



1,021. 32 



3-369-40 



358.46 

 267-88 

 314-37 



1, 2 65. 36 



2, 206.07 



51.00 

 96-56 



256.14 

 22.59 



190. 97 



617. 26 



34-37 

 65.07 

 172. 62 

 39-81 

 83-82 



395- 69 



44.69 



84-61 

 224.46 

 38.60 

 83-82 



476. 18 



34-30 

 64-93 



172. 26 

 47-44 



31S-93 



14. 61 

 23-73 

 12-95 

 160- 85 

 171, 22 



383-36 



13.26 

 21.52 

 11.74 

 381.67 

 loi. 13 



17.24 

 27-98 

 15.27 

 370. II 

 loi. 13 



531- 73 



12.97 

 21. 04 



445- 78 



491-27 



33S- 29 



199. II 



76.29 



273.29 



i,oji. 25 



1,918. 23 



299- 75 



176.42 



67-59 



633-57 



595- II 



389- 77 

 229.41 

 87.89 

 614.39 

 595- II 



1-916-57 



278-59 

 163-97 

 62.83 



703-28 



1,208.67 



16.21 



17-52 

 87.84 

 12.23 

 31- IS 



164-95 



13-74 

 14.85 

 74-45 



17-87 

 19-31 

 96.80 

 26.30 

 17.19 



177-47 



14-25 

 71-43 

 31-07 



1.67 



15-75 



14.92 



4-98 



132-94 



170. 26 



1.36 



12.78 

 12. II 

 10.57 

 70. 26 



107.08 



1.76 

 16.62 

 15-74 

 10.25 

 70.26 



114-63 



1.29 

 12. 14 

 11.49 



36-90 



872.68 

 689. 62 

 843- 58 

 983-31 

 3.449-84 



6,839-03 



736- 15 



569- 88 



666. 23 



2, 197. 16 



1,888.83 



6,058. 25 



957-21 

 741-02 

 868. 28 

 . 130. 64 

 , 883. 83 



6,585-< 



698.80 



544-21 



643-86 



2,504-91 



4.391-78 



