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Average Composition of the Daily Fodder Rations used during the 

 Five Successive Feeding Periods {1892). 



I. 



II. 



April 1 to May 21. 

 Wheat bran (pounds), 

 Gluten feed (Buffalo), 

 Cotton-seed meal, 

 Rowen, 

 Sugar beets, 

 Nutritive ratio, . 

 Total cost (cents), 

 Manurial value obtainable. 

 Net cost. 



3.00 



3.00 



3.00 



5.00 



15.00 



:4.48 



25.66 



10.95 



14.71 



May 27 to June 13. 

 "Wheat bran (iwunds) , . 3.00 



Gluten feed (Buffalo), . 8.00 

 Cotton-seed meal, . . 3.00 

 Rowen, . . . .5.00 

 Green rye, . . .16.22 



Nutritive ratio, . . 1:4.82 

 Total cost (cents), . .16.43 

 Manurial value obtainable, . 8.21 

 Net cost, .... 8.22 



III. 



IV. 



V. 



Sej}tember 17 to September 27. 



Wheat bran (poimds), 3.00 



Gluten feed (Buffalo), 3.00 



Cotton-seed meal, 3.00 



Rowen, 5.00 



Corn fodder, 30.00 



Serradella, .20.00 



Nutritive ratio, 1 : 5 . 52 



Total cost (cents), 20.90 



Manurial value obtainable, 9.81 



Net cost, 11.09 



