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Journal of Agriculture. 



[lo Sept., 1909. 



work. It has also been found advantageous to vary the ration according 

 toythe yield of the cows, a fuller ration as regards quantitv and quality 

 teing given to the; heaviest yielders. At the pre.sent time the following 

 rations are being fed : — 



Analysis ok Rations. 



No. 1 Eation. 



Green Crop . . 

 Silage (Maize) 

 Lucerne Hay 

 Oaten Hay ... 

 Bran 



Oil Cake ... 

 Oats (Cnisheil) 

 Malt Combings' 



No. 2 Ration. 



Green Crop ... 

 Silaga 



Lucerne Hay 

 Oaten Hay ... 

 15ian 

 Oil Cake 

 Oats (Crushed) 

 ^Nlalt Combings 



No. 3 Ralion. 



Green C'rop ... 

 Silage 



Oaten Hay ... 

 Crushetl Oats 

 Oil Cake 



We.ii-hl. 



40 



35 



5 



5 



5 



1 I 



31-72 

 27 ■ 69 

 -42 

 -44 

 -60 

 ■IS 

 •22 

 •09 



95 I 61 36 



Nutritive ratio, 1 to C 



lbs 



35 



30 



5 



10 



88 



27-76 

 23 73 

 •42 

 •89 

 •60 

 •(»!» 

 •11 

 •09 



-45 

 -24 

 -5-2 

 43 

 •63 

 •22 

 09 

 ■20 



^?,m 278 



Nutritive ratio, 1 to 71 



Nutritive ratio, 1 to 10-2. 



Cost ok Feedlnc Infants. 

 Table showing the average Relative Cost of feeding a thiiving Infant, up to the age of 

 9 months, with Milk and witii Patent Food, reckoning on the basis of 4d. per pint 

 for Milk and ISs. per dozen 6-oz. tins for Patent Food. 



