1893.] 



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Average Composition of the Daily Fodder Rations used during the 

 Five Successive Feeding Periods^ (1891-92). 



IT. 



November 8 to November 23. 



CoiTi meal (pounds), 

 Wheat bran, 

 I\Iaize feed, 

 Hay, .... 

 Sugar beets, 

 Nutritive ratio, . 

 Total cost (cents), 

 Manurial value obtainable 

 Net cost, 



3.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 



14.35 



15.00 

 1:6.65 



26.18 

 9.48 



16.70 



December 4 to December 23. 



Wheat bran (pounds), . 3.00 



Maize feed, . . . 3.00 



Cotton-seed meal, . . 3.00 



Sweet corn stover,* . . 14.56 



Nutritive ratio, . . 1:4.61 



Total cost (cents), . . 15.04 



Manurial value ol)tainable, 7.29 



Net cost, . . . . 7 . 75 



III. 



IV. 



February 27 to March 23. 



Wheat bran (pounds), 3.00 



Maize feed, 3.00 



Cotton-seed meal, 3.00 



Hay, 5.00 



Sweet corn ensilage, 41.39 



Nutritive ratio, 1:4.80 



Total cost (cents), 20.32 



Manurial value obtainable, 8 . 60 



Net cost, 11.72 



* Stowell's Evergreen. 



t Pride of the North. 



