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experimp:xt station. 



[Jan. 



It thus appears that 100 pounds of liay coutain 48.5 pounds 

 of material available for the purposes of nutrition. In case 

 of corn meal 70.2 pounds are available, so that a definite 

 amount of the latter food is more valuable than a like amount 

 of the former. 



In Part 1. of this report detailed data of numerous digestion 

 experiments with a variety of cattle foods are presented. In 

 this article a resume only is given of the results secured. 



1. Corn Fodders (Varieties). 



(a) Pride of the North, a medium dent that will mature 

 its ears in Massachusetts. 



(h) Rustler white dent, a corn of medium growth that will 

 mature its ears in this State, 



(c) Leaming, a dent that usually is not quite mature by 

 September 15, in many sections of Massachusetts. 



(d) Early JMastodon, a large growing dent that brings its 

 ears to the milk stage by September 15. 



(e) Brewer's dent, a large growing dent that may mature 

 its ears in southern and southeastern Massachusetts in a favor- 

 able corn year. 



(/) Wing's improved white dent, a large gTowing variety 

 that is spoken of highly in Ohio, but will not mature with us. 



Results secured. 



Coefficients. 



Dry 



Matter. 



Ash. 



Protein. 



Fiber. 



Extract 



Starchy 

 Matter. 



Fat. 



Pride of the North, 



Rustler Dent, 



Learning 



Early Mastodon, . 



Brewer's Dent, 



Wing's Improved, 

 Average, 

 Average all trials, mature dents. 

 Average all trials, immature dents, 



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