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Table II. — Approximate Daily Rations (^Pounds). 

 First period : both herds, standard ration. 



Fourth 2>eri/jd : Herd I., standard ration ; Herd II., Cleveland flax, meal 



ration. 



Herd I., 

 Herd II., 



The standard ration consisted of 3 pounds of wheat bran, 

 5 pounds of ground oats and i^ pound each of cotton-seed 

 and gluten meal. It i.s not to be inferred that this so-called 

 standard ration is superior to all other rations, but simply 

 that it was thought to be a safe and desii-able ration, and 

 likely to produce normal milk and butter. It was intended 

 to secure cotton-seed meal with a minimum percentage of 

 oil, but, in .spite of all etlbrts, the lowest obtainable con- 

 tained 8 per cent. The extra cotton-seed oil fed in the 

 third period was mixed with the grain ration. 



