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of the dried beet pulj) ration. The nutrients in the two rations 

 fed agree quite ch)sely with the IJaecker standard. The 

 Ilaecker standard as modified recently by Sayage calls for b(jth 

 more protein and nmie total nutrients. It would probably haye 

 been adyisable in case of our experiment to haye reduced the 

 basal ration of hay, bran and cottonseed meal a little in order 

 to haye secured a more pronounced effect — if aii}^ — of the 

 corn meal and plain beet pulp. On the basis of digestible nu- 

 trients actually con.sumcd, one would not expect much diflor- 

 ence in the milk yi(dd. 



Herd Gain or Loss in Live Weight (Pounds). 

 Corn meal ration, .......... 33 — 



Beet pulp ration, .......... 37-)- 



A slight difference in fayor of the pulp was noted. 



Yield of Milk and Milk Ingredients (Poxmds). 



Cam Meal. 



Beet Pulp. 



Amy, . 

 Betty, 

 Cecile, 

 Daisy, 

 Fancy XL, 

 Gladys, 

 Totals, 



482.6 

 C99.0 

 856.2 

 718.4 

 , 482.5 

 777.8 

 4,017.1 



13. S 

 20.0 

 24.5 

 20.5 

 13.8 

 22 2 

 19. n 



72.78 

 102.07 

 121.75 

 109.34 



05.48 

 112.86 

 684.28 



28.14 

 36.87 

 43.15 

 41.74 

 22.97 

 43.63 

 210.50 



32.83 

 43.02 

 50.34 

 18.70 

 26.80 

 50 90 

 252.. 59 



' Average. 



