18 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Local Market Cost of the Various Fodder Articles used from 

 Oct. 21 to Dec. 31, 1889. 



Com 

 Meal. 



Wheat 

 Bran. 



Gluten 

 Meal. 



Old- proc- 

 ess Linseed 

 Meal. 



Hay. 



Per 2,000 pounds, 

 Per pound (cents), 



H9 00 

 0.95 



M7 50 



0.875 



$23 00 

 1.15 



$27 00 

 1.35 



$15 00 

 0.75 



Commercial Value of the Essential Fertilizing Constituents contained 



in the Above Fodder Articles. 



Nitrogen, 17 cents ; phosphoric acid, 6 cents ; potassium oxide, 4£ cents. 



Obtainable Manurial Value [per Ton) , allowing a Loss of 20 

 Per Cent, contained in the Milk sold. 



$5 02 



HO 88 



$12 68 $16 92 



$5 22 



Net Cost of Above Fodder Articles per 2,000 Pounds (obtained 

 by deducting the Obtainable 80 Per Cent, of Manurial Value from 

 their Market Cost) . 



Average Composition of the Daily Fodder Rations used during 

 Different Periods of the Fxperiment. 



I. AND II. 



Corn meal, 3.25 lbs. 



Wheal bran, 3.25 " 



Gluten meal, 3.25 " 



Hay, 19.50 " 



Total rest, 24.30 cts. 



Nel cosl 14.64 " 



Manurial value obtainable, 9.66 " 



Nutritive ratio, 1:6.35 



