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Woll says: "For the sake of comparison the 

 components of the rations have all been calcu- 

 lated per 1,000 Ibs. live weight." 



The following selections from the 100 rations 

 in "Bulletin No. 38" include localities from the 

 Atlantic to the Rocky Mountains and a variety 

 of foods, though silage is included in a majority 

 of them: 



No. 1 J. W. Goss, Hygiene, Col. Jersey cows; average 

 weight, 900 Ibs.; annual yield of milk. 5,000 Ibs.; annual yield 

 of butter, 340 Ibs.; percentage of fat in milk, 5. Ration 

 30 Ibs. corn silage, 10 Ibs. alfalfa hay, 10 Ibs. clover hay, 5 Ibs. 

 roller bran, 2 Ibs. corn-meal. 



No. 5 E. S. Henry, Rockville, Conn. Jersey cows; aver- 

 age weight, 900 Ibs.; annual yield of butter, 375 Ibs. Ration 

 35 Ibs. corn silage, 10 Ibs. hay. 3 Ibs. bran, 3 Ibs. corn-and- 

 cob meal, 2 Ibs. cotton-seed meal, 2 Ibs. Chicago gluten-meal. 



No. 6 A. Bourquin, Nokomis, 111. Brown Swiss cows; 

 average weight, 1.400 Ibs.; annual yield of butter, 415 Ibs. 

 Ration 7i Ibs. clover hay, 7 * Ibs. timothy hay, 12 Ibs. corn- 

 and-cob meal, 8 Ibs. bran, H Ibs. linseed-meal, li Ibs. cotton- 

 seed meal. 



No. 11 Mrs. Kate M. Busick, Wabash, Ind. Jersey cows; 

 average weight, 800 Ibs.: annual yield of milk, 4,500 Ibs.; an- 

 nual yield of butter, 300 Ibs.; percentage of fat in milk, 5.9. 

 Ration 30 Ibs. corn silage, 5 Ibs. clover hay, 3 Ibs. corn- 

 fodder, 1 Ib. oat straw, 1 Ib. wheat straw, 5 Ibs. bran, 2 Ibs. 

 oil-meal, 2 Ibs. cotton-seed meal. 



No. 14 C. L. Gabrilson, New Hampton, la. Jersey and 

 Short-horn cows; average weight, 1,000 Ibs.; annual yield of 

 milk, 4,200 Ibs.; annual yield of butter, 200 Ibs.; percentage 

 of fat in milk, 4.9. Ration 50 Ibs. corn silage, 5 Ibs. hay, 5 

 Ibs. corn-fodder, 1 Ib. oat straw, 1 Ib. barley straw, 5 Ibs. ear- 

 corn, 2| Ibs. ground oats and barley. 



No. 24 W. "J. Boynton, Rochester, Minn. Holstein- 

 Friesian cows; average weight, 1,400 Ibs.; annual yield of 



