110 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Fertilizing Constituents. 

 [Nitrogen 15 cents, phosphoric acid 5^ cents, potassium oxide 4J cents, per pound.] 



Average Composition of the Daily Fodder Rations used during 

 the Seven Successive Feeding Periods (First Winter Season, 

 IS 90-91). 



I. 



II. 



III. 



IV. 



November 13 to December 



Wheat bran (pounds) , 

 Cotton-seed meal (pounds), 

 Hay (pounds). 

 Mixed fodder (pounds). 

 Turnips (pounds). 

 Nutritive ratio, . . 1 

 Total cost (cents) , 

 Manurial value obtainable 

 (cents), . . . . 

 Net cost (cents), . 



15. 



2.00 



2.00 



5.43 



5.66 



20.00 



:3.94 



16.57 



8.02 

 8.55 



December 16 to January 19. 

 Wheat bran (pounds), . 3.00 

 Cotton-seed meal (pounds), 3.00 

 Hay (pounds), . . .5.08 

 IMixed fodder (pounds), . 4.83 

 Turnips (pounds), . .20.00 

 Nutritive ratio, . . 1:3.51 

 Total cost (cents), . .18.36 

 Manurial value obtainable 



(cents), . . . .9.26 

 Net cost (cents), . . .9.10 



