462 Feeds and Feeding. 



The average for the herd of 20 cows shows that 104 pounds of 

 dry matter in the feed produced 100 pounds of milk, and 27 

 pounds produced 1 pound of butter-fat; 24 pounds of dry matter 

 were consumed daily per 1,000 pounds of live weight Eleven 

 cows whose average weight was 1,004 pounds consumed more 

 than 24 pounds of dry matter per 1,000 pounds live weight daily. 

 Nine cows whose average weight was 1,267 pounds ate less than 

 24 pounds of dry matter per 1,000 pounds live weight. This 

 indicates that large cows may consume smaller quantities of feed 

 in proportion to their weight than small cows. (740) 



