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[Jan. 



The results obtained in this trial w-ere verj satisfactory. 

 They also agreed quite closely with the average for all trials for 

 dent corn. 



Rustler White Dent Corn Fodder. — So far as known this 

 variety of corn originated in Minnesota ; it was first grown at 

 the Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station, w^here it 

 has given excellent satisfaction. At the time of cutting (Sep- 

 tember 5-19) it was dented and glazing and ready to har- 

 vest. It yielded about 12 tons of green fodder which con- 

 tained 41 per cent, of ears in dry matter. The yield was not 

 so large as on other fields nearby. The tendency of this variety 

 is to mature in our latitude and yield a fair amount of stalk with 

 a relatively high grain percentage. 



Sumynary of Coefficients, Period II. {Per Cent.). 



Sheep. 



Sheep III., 



Sheep IV., 



Average, . . . . . 



Average of all experiments, dent 

 fodder for comparison. 



68.73 

 70.24 



69.49 

 69.00 



30.24 

 25.42 

 27.83 

 34.00 



45.05 

 40.38 



42.72 

 54.00 



57.22 

 60.63 

 58.93 

 59.00 



76.71 



77.66 

 75.25 



00 



76.46 

 75.00 



AVhile the coefficients obtained in this experiment agreed 

 closely, the digestibility was not as great as would naturally 

 be expected, considering the percentage of ears and degree of 

 maturity. This may be due, in part at least, to the fact that this 

 corn was comparatively dry wdien cut, and the animals were 

 fed rather more dry matter than was intended ; in fact, more 

 than they could readily care for. Sheep IV. left a part of the 

 daily ration. With a smaller amount of dry matter in the ra- 

 tion, the coefficients might have been somewhat higher. 



Unicorn Dairy Bation. — This is a proprietary mixture con- 

 sisting of corn, distillers' grains, cottonseed meal, hominy feed, 

 barley feed and sprouts and wheat bran. It contained on a nat- 

 ural moisture basis about 26 per cent, protein, 6 per cent, fat 

 and 9 per cent, fiber. 



