u 



13. 



Proteiu. Fuel. 



25 It)S* alfalfa hay — 2.70 10.60 



25 IDs. carrots .27 2.20 



2.97 12.S0 



" Here the excess of protein just about makes up for the lack of fuel, and 

 this ration ought to be fairly satisfactory. 



14. 



25 It)s. alfalfa hay 2.70 lO.GO 



15 lbs. potatoes .21 2.50 



2.91 13.10 



, " This ration is satisfactory as far as the amount of nutriment is con- 

 cerned. Potatoes, however, sometimes have a bad effect on butter, especially 

 when 20 or more pounds a day are fed. They are said to cause cream to be 

 difficult to churn, to make the butter soft, and to impart a i^eculiar taste to 

 the butter. 



15. 



20 lbs. alfalfa hay 2.16 8.52 



45 1T)S. sugar beet .49 4.68 



2.65 13.20 



" This will give abundant nutriment of the right sort if the cows would 

 eat so many beets, and some cows would do so. 



16. 



20 lbs. alfalfa hay 2.16 8.52 



35 lbs. corn silage .32 4.73 



2.48 13.25 



** No. 16 ought to be satisfactory. 



17. 



20 lbs. alfalfa hay 2.16 8.52 



60 lbs. sugar beet pulp, wet .60 4.62 



2.76 13.14 



" A good ration if the cow would eat so much pulp, and some would do so 

 readily. 



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20 lbs. alfalfa hay 2.16 8.52 



10 lbs. barley straw .14 4.44 



i. 2.30 12.96 



" The ration Is a little short in both protein and fuel, but cows would 



probably not eat so much of such fee<l. It could not, therefore, be a very 



satisfactory ration. 



"Alfalfa is indeed a wonderful plant. All the rules for compounding 



rations have been worked out In sections where alfalfa was nearly unknown. 



