188 MASS. EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETIN loo. 



It would appear, on the basis of the above calculatic^ns, 

 which were made by applying average digestion coefficients to 

 average daily rations consumed, that the two herds received 

 substantially like amounts of total digestible nutrients. The 

 cocoanut meal ration contained rather more fat and somewhat 

 less extract matter than the gluten feed ration. 



Herd Gain or Loss in Live Weight (Poiaids). 



Character op Ration. 



L093. 



Gluten feed, 

 Cocoanut meal. 



79 



The difference is not of great importance. During the gluten 

 feed period the 10 cows showed a total loss of 8 pounds, and 

 during the cocoanut meal period a loss of 79 pounds. Cows 

 Cecile and Betty II. were milking their maximum while in the 

 cocoanut meal period, which took some flesh from their bodies. 



Total Yield of Milk Products (Pounds). 

 Gluten Feed Ration. 



1 Average daily yield. 



