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EXPERIMENT STATION. 



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Total Feeds consumed (Pounds) — Concluded. 



Wheat Bran Ration. 



Average Daily Ration consumed by Each Cow {Pounds). 



It will be seen that the basal ration consisted of hay, rowen, 



gluten feed and corn meal, to which were added an average of 



4.8 pounds of alfalfa meal or wheat bran, so that a definite 



•amount of the alfalfa was compared with a like amount of the 



bran. 



Dry Matter and Digestible Nutrients in the Daily Rations (Pounds).^ 



The total amount of dry matter in the two rations was prac- 

 tically identical, while the total digestible nutrients consumed 

 show but slight variations. The chief difference consisted in 

 the excess of fiber in the alfalfa meal ration. One would 



1 Calculated from actual analyses and average digestion coefficients. 



