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Journal of Agricultural Research 



Vol. IV, No. 5 



Table XXX. — Nutrients digested: Group totals {second year) 



FIKST PERIOD (80 days) 



Feed. 



Xutrient. 



Dry 

 matter. 



Crude 



protein 



(NX6.2S). 



Crude 

 fiber. 



Nitrogen- 

 free 

 extract. 



Ether 

 extract. 



Total. 



Sorghum-silage group (cows 3 



14, 17, 19. 20): 



Com chop 



Wheat bran 



Cottonseed meal 



Cottonseed hulls 



Sorghum silage 



Total 



Prickly-pear group (cows 6, 9 



15, 16, 18): 



Com chop 



Wheat bran 



Cottonseed meal 



Cottonseed hulls 



Prickly-pear 



Total 



Prickly-pear group (cows 8, 11 

 12): 



Corn chop 



Wheat bran 



Cottonseed meal 



Cottonseed hulls 



Prickly-pear 



Total 



Cottonseed-hulls group (cows 4 



5. 10): 



Com chop 



Wheat bran 



Cottonseed meal 



Cottonseed hulls 



Total 



Pounds. 



1,065.31 



795- 34 



942. 89 



1.483.67 



I, 519. 28 



Pounds. 



106. 14 



193.09 



488.89 



9.46 



84-95 



5.806.49 



1,042.57 



778.37 



922. 77 



1,488. 26 



11369-63 



5,601. 60 



870. 21 

 649. 69 

 770. 22 

 796. 60 

 780.43 



3,867.15 



881. 13 

 657. 84 

 779-88 

 ,752-91 



4,071. 76 



Pounds. 



14-23 



35-39 



20.03 



831-37 



412. 80 



Pounds. 



871.44 

 541- 43 

 310. 52 

 509. 08 

 786. 81 



Pounds. 

 44-43 

 25-60 

 89.92 

 35- 19 

 65- 13 



Pounds. 

 3-63 



38.55 



34-27 



1. 16 



56.42 



882. 53 



1. 313- 82 



3.019- : 



260. 27 134. 03 



103. 88 



188.97 



478.46 



9.49 



62. 21 



13-93 

 34-63 

 19. 61 

 833- 94 

 114,69 



852. 84 

 529- 87 

 303- 89 

 510. 66 

 1,001. 58 



43-48 

 25-05 



33-57 

 17-78 



843.01 



1,016. 80 



3riS 



86-71 



157- 73 



399- 36 



5.08 



35-44 



II- 62 

 28.91 

 16.37 

 446-37 

 65-35 



711-85 

 442. 28 

 253-65 

 273- 33 

 570- 71 



36.29 

 20. 91 

 73-45 

 18.90 

 10. 13 



684. 32 



568.62 



2,251. 82 



159-68 



87.80 

 159- 71 

 404- 38 



11-77 

 29. 27 

 16-57 

 982. 23 



663. 07 



1,039. 84 



720.78 

 447-83 

 256. 83 

 601. 46 



36.75 

 21. 17 

 74-37 

 41-59 



2,026. 90 



173-88 



3-56 

 37- 73 

 33-54 



1.16 

 20.98 



96.97 



2.97 



31-49 



27.99 



.62 



II. 96 



75-03 



3-01 

 31.89 

 28.34 



1-37 



64- 61 



Pounds. 

 2, 105. 18 

 1 , 629. 40 

 1 , 886. 52 

 2.869.93 

 2,925- 39 



11,416. 42 



2 , 060. 26 

 1,594.62 

 1,846. 27 

 2,877-08 

 2,586-87 



10.965. 10 



I, 719. 65 

 1,331-01 

 1,541-04 

 1 , 540- 90 

 1,474.02 



7,606. 62 



1,741-24 

 1-347- 71 

 1,560.37 

 3,390- 74 



8, 040. 06 



SECOND PERIOD (80 days) 



Sorghum-silage group (cows 6, 

 9, 15, 16, 18): 



Com chop 



Wheat bran 



Cottonseed meal 



Cottonseed hulls 



Sorghum silage 



Total 



Prickly-pear group (cows 3, 14, 

 17, 19, 20): 



Com chop 



Wheat bran 



Cottonseed meal 



Cottonseed hulls 



Prickly-pear 



Total 



Prickly-pear group (cows 4, 5, 

 10): 



Com chop 



Wheat bran 



Cottonseed meal 



Cottonseed hulls 



Prickly-pear 



Total 



Cottonseed-hulls group (cows 8 

 II, 12): 



Com chop 



Wheat bran 



Cottonseed meal 



Cottonseed hulls 



Total 



1, 010. 6s 



741- 27 



838. 89 



1.533- 13 



1,193.40 



5-317-34 



905- 50 



664- 14 



751-61 



1-357-49 



1,139- 78 



4,818.52 



572- 04 

 419- 57 

 474- 83 

 722-47 

 650. 07 



735- 77 



539- 66 



610. 73 



1,627.46 



3,513-62 



90. 18 



183- 97 



475- 73 



9-93 



66.16 



825-97 



80.80 



164. 83 



426. 20 



8-79 



64.86 



745- 48 



51-05 



104. 13 



269. 28 



4.68 



37.00 



2.838.98 466.14 



15-25 



33-89 



27-56 



870. 19 



276. 05 



13-66 

 30.37 

 24.69 

 770. 50 

 lOO- 56 



939- 78 



8.63 

 19. 18 

 15.60 

 410. 07 

 57-36 



65.66 

 133- 93 

 346- 34 



10.54 



556- 47 



II. 10 



24.68 



20. 06 



923- 74 



979- 58 



S52-92 

 497- 65 

 198- 92 

 534- 89 

 650. 26 



2,734.64 



764- 19 

 445.88 

 17S. 21 

 473- 62 

 818.02 



2,679- 92 



482- 77 

 281. 69 

 112. 59 

 252. 06 

 466. 56 



1.595.67 



620. 94 



144. 81 

 567- So 



1 , 695. 86 



23.87 

 23-99 

 105. 66 

 23.68 

 65.09 



242. 29 



21.39 

 21.50 

 94. 66 

 20.97 

 17-34 



175-86 



13-51 

 13-58 

 59.80 

 II. 16 

 9.89 



17-38 

 17. 46 

 76. 92 

 25- IS 



136-91 



1-47 

 23-34 

 66- 58 



8.40 

 58-64 



158. 43 



20- 91 

 59-65 



32. 16 



-83 



13-21 



37-69 



3-96 



18.34 



74.03 



I. 07 

 16.99 

 48.47 



8.91 



75-44 



1 , 994- 34 

 1,504. II 

 1,713-34 

 2,980. 27 

 2,309. 60 



10, 501. 66 



I, 786. 86 

 1,347-63 

 I, 535- 02 

 2,638.80 

 2, 172. 72 



9, 481. 03 



1,128.83 

 851. 36 

 969- 79 



1 . 404- 40 

 I, 239. 22 



5.593-60 



1,451-92 

 1 , 095. 03 

 I, 247- 3i 

 3,163.60 



6,957.88 



