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Table 42. 



Coefficients of digestibility employed iyi calculating the digestible 

 nutrients in the different feeding stuffs used in the rations. 



The cost of the rations in the different experiments was cal- 

 culated from the kinds and quantities of different materials 

 used and the prices current during the season in which the 

 experiments were made. The prices of feeding stuffs taken 

 were averages of prices for ton lots quoted to the Station by 

 dealers in several different cities in the State. Those for coarse 

 fodders produced on the farms were estimated by the farmers 

 themselves. 



* vSee Report Storrs Experiment Station for 1897, A Study of Rations fed to Milch 

 Cows, p. 22; and Nitrogenous Feeding Stuffs, p. 83. 

 ** Assumed as Buffalo gluten feed. 

 *** Assumed as oat feed. 

 t Assumed as mixed hay. 



X Computed from the assumed digestibility of the ingredients used in the grain 

 mixture. 



