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Character of Feed Stuffs. The cracked corn and oats were of 

 good average quality. The molasses used was the same as pre- 

 viously described in this bulletin. The hay was of first quality, 

 timothy predominating. 



RATION CONSUMED BY EACH HORSE DAILY (Pounds). 

 First Period. 



Second Period. 



AVERAGE DIGESTIBLE NUTRIENTS CONSUMED BY EACH HORSE DAILY" 



(Pounds) 



3° In making the calculations which follow, average figures were taken for the analysis of 

 the corn, oats and hay, and digestion coefficients obtained for horses were applied. In 

 case of molasses it was allowed that a ton contained 1200 pounds of digestible carbo- 

 hydrates. 



