1892.] 



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Fertilizing Constituents contained in the Various Fodder Articles 



used. 



• 3. Mode of Feeding. 



The daily fodder rations contained per head throughout 

 the entire experiment three and one-fourth pounds of corn 

 meal and three and one-fourth pounds of wheat bran, with 

 either three and one-fourth pounds of gluten meal (Chicago 

 variety) or three and one-fourth pounds of old-process lin- 

 seed meal as grain feed ration. A fair quality of English 

 hay, first cut of upland meadows, served as the sole coarse 

 feed during the entire experiment. The daily ration of hay 

 was controlled by the appetite of eUch cow engaged in the 

 trial. It varied from eighteen to twenty-two pounds per 

 head in case of different animals. 



One-half the above-stated grain feed ration was fed with 

 some hay at the time of milking in the morning and the 

 other half in a similar way during milking in the evening. 

 The remainder of the hay was given at noon and after milk- 

 ing in the evening. Water was offered twice daily, as a rule, 

 one and one-half to two hours after feeding the grain feed. 



The daily fodder rations described farther on represent 

 the average composition of the daily diet per head during 

 the different succeeding feeding periods. The calculation of 

 the cost of the daily fodder rations below stated is based on 

 the contemporary local market price of the various fodder 

 articles used in their combination. 



