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Ration 1. — Corn silage, 40 lbs.; clover hay, S lbs.; wheat bran, G lbs. 



corn meal, 3 lbs. 



Total organic matter 24.44 lbs. 



Digestible protein 2.01 „ 



Digestible carbohydrates 13.22 „ 



Digestible fat .75 „ 



Total digestible matter 15.99 „ 



Nutritive ratio, 1 : 7.4. 

 Ration 2. — Fodder corn, 20 lbs. ; hay, G lbs. ; oats, 4 lbs. ; shorts, 4 lbs. ; 



oil meal, 2 lbs. 



Total organic matter 25.G0 lbs. 



Digestible protein 2.10 „ 



Digestible carbohydrates 14.49 „ 



Digestible fat 75 „ 



Total digestible matter 17.34 „ 



Nutritive ratio, 1 : 7.7. 

 Ration 3. — Corn silage, 50 lbs. ; corn stalks (stover), Gibs.; oats, Gibs.; 



malt sprouts, 4 lbs. ; corn meal, 2 lbs. 



Total organic matter 25.81 lbs. 



Digestible protein 2.12 „ 



Digestible carbohydrates 14.38 „ 



Digestible fat 81 „ 



Total digestible matter 17.31 „ 



Nutritive ratio, 1 : 7.G. 

 Ration 4. — Clover silage, 30 lbs.; hay, 15 lbs.; wheat bran, 3 lbs.; corn 



meal, 3 lbs. ; cotton-seed meal, 2 lbs. 



Total organic matter 2G.32 lbs. 



Digestible protein 2.53 „ 



Digestible carbohydrates 12.97 „ 



Digestible fat 77 „ 



Total digestible matter 1G.27 „ 



Nutritive ratio, 1 : 5.8. 

 Ration 5.^Timothy hay, 10 lbs. ; clover hay, Slbs. ; wheat bran, Gibs.; 



oats, Gibs. 



Total organic matter 24.G2 lbs. 



Digestible protein 2.13 „ 



Digestible carbohydrates 12.51 „ 



Digestible fat G7 „ 



Total digestible matter : 15.31 „ 



Nutritive ratio, 1 : 6.6. 

 Ration 6. — Fodder corn, 20 lbs. ; clover hay, 8 lbs.; oats, 6 lbs.; oil 



meal, 3 lbs. 



Total organic matter 27.35 lbs. 



Digestible protein 2.40 „ 



Digestible carbohydrates 14.12 „ 



Digestible fat 85 „ 



Total digestible matter 17.37 „ 



Nutritive ratio, 1 : 7.0. 



