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Utah 35 Ibs. alfalfa hay, 6^3 Ibs. wheat bran, 3^3 Ibs. barley. 



Vermont 35 Ibs. corn silage, 10 Ibs. mixed hay, 2 Ibs. bran, 

 3.2 Ibs. corn meal, I Ib. linseed meal, 0.8 Ib. cotton-seed meal. 



West Virginia 48 Ibs. corn silage, 2^2 Ibs. corn and cob 

 meal, 2.y 2 Ibs. ground wheat, 2^ Ibs. oats, 2^ Ibs. barley 

 meal. 



Washington 15 Ibs. alfalfa hay, 7 Ibs. bran, 7 Ibs. shorts, 2 

 Ibs. malt sprouts. 



Wisconsin 22 Ibs. corn silage, 4 Ibs. clover hay, 4 Ibs. timothy 

 hay, 2 Ibs. oat straw, 2 Ibs. corn stalks, 6 Ibs. wheat screenings, 

 2 Ibs. malt sprouts, 2 Ibs. oil meal, I Ib. wheat bran. 



Canada 30 Ibs. corn silage, 7^ Ibs. hay, 6 l / 2 Ibs. straw, 25 

 Ibs. turnips, 1.3 Ibs. pea meal, 2.5 Ibs. oats, 1.3 Ibs. barley. 



In the loo rations were included 3 succulent feeds, 18 coarse 

 dry fodders, 27 concentrates, 6 kinds of roots and tubers, and I 

 miscellaneous (skim milk). Of these 55 feeds several were used 

 in many rations. The list that follows shows the number of 

 times the most popular feeds were employed. 



times 



Wheat bran 73 



Corn silage 64 



Mixed hay 42 



Corn meal 42 



Clover hay 40 



Linseed meal 37 



Cotton-seed meal 35 



Oats 35 



Corn fodder and stalks 35 



Timothy hay 21 



times 



Oat straw 16 



Corn and cob meal 14 



Barley 13 



Roots 13 



Wheat shorts 13 



Wheat middlings 1 1 



Gluten meal 8 



Pea meal 6 



Wheat 3 



Malt sprouts 3 



NUTRIENTS IN THE 100 RATIONS IN POUNDS 



