104 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Average Composition of the Daily Fodder Rations used during 

 the Six Successive Feeding Periods (Second Winter Season, 

 1890-91). 



II. 



October 14 to October 25. 

 Wheat bran (pounds) , 

 Cotton-seed meal (pounds), 

 Barley straw (pounds), 

 Hay (pounds), . 

 Nutritive ratio, . . 1 

 Total cost (cents), 

 Manurial value obtainable 



(cents) 



Net cost (cents) , . 



October 28 to November 10. 



Wheat bran (pounds), . 3.50 



Cotton-seed meal (pounds), 3.50 

 Hay (pounds), . . .15.68 

 Nutritive ratio, . . 1:4.08 

 Total cost (cents), . .20.68 

 INIanurial value obtainable 



(cents), . . . .10.11 

 Net cost (cents), . . .10.57 



HI. 



IV. 



November 13 to December 1. 

 Wheat bran (pounds), . 2.50 



Cotton-seed meal (pounds), 3.50 

 Hay (pounds), . . .7.53 

 Clover hay (pounds), . . 7.72 

 Turnips (pounds), . .30.00 

 Nutritive ratio, . . 1:3.75 

 Total cost (cents), . .25.2 

 Manurial value obtainable 



(cents), . . . .12.38 

 Net cost (cents), . . .12.82 



December 2 to December 15. 



Wheat l)ran (pounds). 

 Barley meal (i)ounds), 

 Cotton-seed meal (pounds). 

 Hay (pounds), . 

 Clover hay (pounds), . 

 Turnips (pounds). 

 Nutritive ratio, . . l 

 Total cost (cents) , 



,50 

 50 

 50 

 04 



Manui'ial value 



(cents), . 

 Net cost (cents). 



obtainable 



6.15 

 30.00 

 :4.28 

 25.10 



10.75 

 14.35 



VI. 



December 16 to January 10. 

 Wheat bran (pounds), . 3.32 



Barley meal (pounds), . 3.;32 

 Cotton-seed meal (pounds), 3.32 

 Hay (pounds), . . .6.44 

 Clover hay (pounds), , . 5.34 

 Tiu-nips (pounds), . .30.00 

 Nutritive ratio, . . 1:4.01 

 Total cost (cents), . . 27.48 

 Manurial value oljtainaijle 



(cents), . . . .11.89 

 Net cost (cents), . . .15.59 



Jamiary 27 to March 2 

 Wheat bran (pounds). 

 Barley meal (pounds). 

 Cotton-seed meal (pounds). 

 Clover hay (pounds), . 

 Corn onsilao-e (pounds). 

 Nutritive ratio, . , 1 

 Total cost (cents), 

 Manurial value obtainable 



(cents),- . . . .10.34 

 Net cost (cents), . . .10.71 



3.00 



3.00 



3.00 



5.07 



42.45 



:4.11 



21.05 



