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TABLE 47. NET ENERGY REQUIREMENT FOR MAINTENANCE OF CATTLE 

 Corrected to 1 2 hours standing 



YEAR 



ANIMAL 



KIND OF FEED 



NET 

 ENERGY 

 PER DAY 



AND IOOO 



LB. LIVE 

 WEIGHT 



1902 I 



1903 



1904 



1905 A 



1905 B 



1906 A 



1906 B 



1907 A 



D 

 E 

 E 



1908 <; 



C (Fat) 

 C (Fat) 



F 



1909 



D 



I) 



D 



1911 



G 



G 



1912 i 1 



Average of all 



Average, omitting alfalfa meal . 

 Average of expts. with roughage 



only l 



Average of expts. with mixed 



rations . 



Timothy hay and a 



little linseed meal 

 Clover hay 

 Clover hay 

 Timothy hay 

 Timothy hay 

 Timothy hay 

 Timothy hay 

 Timothy hay 

 Timothy hay 

 Alfalfa hay 

 Alfalfa hay 

 Alfalfa hay and 



grain mixture 

 Alfalfa hay 

 Alfalfa hay and 



grain mixture 

 Alfalfa hay 

 Alfalfa hay and 



grain mixture 

 Maize stover 

 Mixed clover and 



timothy hay 

 Mixed hay and 



hominy feed 

 Mixed clover and 



timothy hay 

 Mixed hay and 



maize meal 

 Alfalfa hay 

 Alfalfa meal 



Therms 



7-430 

 5.877 

 7.109 



S.873 

 6.052 

 6.272 

 6.305 

 4.723 

 6.067 

 4.917 

 4.824 



6.295 

 5.246 



6.099 

 5.448 



6.474 

 5.858 



6.644 

 5.960 



6-559 



6.141 

 5.7io 

 3.976 



5.906 

 5.995 



5.936 

 6.194 



1 Omitting experiment on alfalfa meal. 



