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AGEICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Average Gomposition of the Daily Fodder Rations used during the 

 Successive Feeding Periods. 



Lot I. 



Novembei- 19 to November 30. 



Buffalo gluten feed, . . 0.62 lbs. 



Cotton-seed meal, . . . 0.12 " 



Rowen, 1.25 " 



Nutritive ratio, ... 1 : 4.5 



Total cost, . . . . 1.76 cts. 



Manurial value obtainable, . 0.97 " 



Net cost, .... 0.79 " 



II. 



December 1 to January .9. 



Buffalo gluten feed. 



Cotton-seed meal, . 



Rowen, . 



Nutritive ratio. 



Total cost, 



Manurial value obtainable, 



Net cost, 



0.87 lbs, 

 20 " 

 1.75 " 



1:46 

 2.50 cts. 

 1.39 " 

 1.11 " 



III. 



January 24 to March 11 



Buffalo gluten feed, 0.87 lbs. 



Cotton-seed meal, 0.20 " 



Rowen, 0.50 " 



Corn and soja-bean ensilage, 3.00 " 



Nutritive ratio, 1 : 4.7 



Total cost, 1.97 cts. 



Manurial value obtainal)le, 1.15 " 



Net cost, 0.82 " 



January 24 to February lo. 

 Bufi\ilo gluten feed, . . 0.62 llis. 

 Cotton-seed meal, . . . 0.12 " 



Rowen, 0.50 «» 



Corn and soja-bean ensilage, 4.50 " 

 Nutritive ratio, . . . 1 : 5.7 



Total cost, . . . .1.78 cts. 

 Manurial value obtainable, . 1.01 " 

 Net cost, .... 0.77 " 



February 20 to March 7. 



Buffalo gluten feed, 



90 lbs. 



