58 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



//. To secure facts relating to the actual cost of heef 'pro- 

 duction in Massachusetts under existing local conditions. 



III. To compare the relative merits and cost of pasture 

 vs. soiling during the summer season. 



1. Feeding Record of First Winter and Spring 



Seasons. 



Dec. 1, 1891, to Jane 12, 1892. 



[Coarse fodders : hay, corn ensilage, corn stover, green rye, turnips, mangolds 



and sugar beets ; grains : wheat bran, Chicago maize feed and Buffalo gluten feed.] 



Local Market Cost, per Ton, of the Various Articles of Fodder 



used. 



AVheat bran, $22 00 



Chicago maize feed, 25 00 



Buffalo gluten feed, 23 00 



Bay, 15 00 



Dent com ensilage,* 2 50 



Sweet corn ensilage, 2 50 



Dent corn stover,* 5 00 



Green rye, 2 50 



Turnips, 2 50 



Mangolds, 4 00 



Sugar beets, 5 00 



* Tride of the North. 



Analyses of Fine Feed used. 



Fodder Analyses. 



Wheat 

 Bran. 



Chicago 

 Maize Feed, 



Buffalo 

 Gluten 

 Feed. 



Moisture at 100° C, 

 Dry matter, . 



Analysis of Dry Matter. 



Crude ash, .... 



" cellulose, . 



" fat, .... 



" protein, 

 Non-nitrogenous extract matter. 



10.09 

 89.91 



100.00 



6.62 

 11.91 



4.76 

 17.55 

 59.16 



100.00 



8.70 

 91.30 



100.00 



0.78 



7.97 



7.37 



27.75 



56.33 



100.00 



7.65 



92.35 



100.00 



0.86 



5.42 



13.23 



26.95 



54.54 



100.00 



