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EXPERLMENT STATION. 



[Jan. 



satisfactory in this exporinient, five cows receiving one ration 

 at the same time fonr were receiving the other, and vice versa. 

 These were the only animals at the time that were in suitable 

 condition. 



Average Daily Bat ions fed to the Nine Cows (Pounds). 



These two rations differ only in that 4 pounds of corn meal 

 took the ]daf'e of a like amonnt of gluten feed. 



Average Dry and Digestible Nvtrients in Daily Fat inns (Po^nc/s). 



In the so-called low-protein ration the herd received sultstan- 

 tially 2 pounds of digestible protein daily; in the high-protein 

 ration this was increased .4 of a pound. The total digestible 

 nutrients fed were the same in each case. The cows averaged 

 970 to 000 pounds in live weight during the two halves of the 

 experiment. Tn Ihe low-protein ration the amount of protein 

 fed was sufficient to give satisfactory results. 



Herd Gain in Lire Weight {Ponnds). 



Character op Ration. 



Gain or Ixjss. 



Higli prolein, 

 I>ow protein, 



+ 70 

 + 115 



