The total digestible nutrients contained in the corn meal ration- 

 were in accord with those prescribed by Wolff-Lehmann and by 

 Haecker, altho the ration lacked somewhat in digestible protein. 

 Haecker calls for some .30 pounds more of protein daily. This pro- 

 tein deficiency was due to the unusually low percentages of protein in 

 the hay, bran and cottonseed meal. The molasses ration fell 

 short of the Haecker standard about .8 of a pound of total 

 digestible nutrients which includes .5 of a pound of digestible 

 protein. This deficiency was due primarily to the high water con- 

 tent of the molasses and to its lack of protein. The nutritive ratio 

 of each ration was rather wide. The cows ate both rations clean 

 and evidently would have consumed more, and it therefore appears 

 that, other things being equal, the experiment ought to be considered 

 a fair comparison of the relative effects of the two rations. 



HERD GAIN OK LOSS IN LIVE WEIGHT. 

 Ration. Pounds. 



Molasses Ration, 10 ~h 



Corn Meal Ration, 67 -|- 



While receiving the molasses ration, the six cows apparently made 

 a slight gain in live weight. In case of the corn meal ration, the 

 gain was more noticeable although not pronounced. 



EFFECT OF MOLASSES ON GENERAL CONDITION. 



It was not possible to observe any particularly favorable effect of 

 the molasses on the general health and appearance of the animals,, 

 all of which were in uniformly good condition during the entire 

 experiment. The faeces from those animals receiving the molasses 

 ration had a noticeably dark color and were softer than from the 

 animals to which the corn meal ration was fed. If too large an 

 amount of molasses is given at first, purging is apt to result." 



'7 We began with a pound daily and added small amounts every other day. 



