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wheat bran costs $26 per ton, as was the case at the 

 time this experiment was conducted, dried brewers' 

 grains $20 per ton, and mixed hay (timothy and red- 

 top) $16 per ton, and when these feeds are used in 

 the proportion indicated in the ration, crimson clover 

 hay is worth $16.55 P er ton as a substitute for the 

 above feeds. 



Crimson clover hay and cowpea silage experi- 

 ment. This experiment was similar to the one just 

 described in respect to the number of cows used and 

 the length of time covered by the test. The pur- 

 pose was to compare the value of a ration that could 

 readily be grown on the farm with a ration in which 



Cowpea Silage and Crimson Clover Ration 



Feed Ration 



