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seed feed for the hay, and vice versa. The entire rations 

 were eaten clean, excepting a small amount of hay refused 

 by Eed, which was preserved, analyzed and deducted from 

 the total fed. The feeds were weighed out daily and given 

 in two portions. Water was before the animals constantly. 

 The cows were carded daily, and allowed the run of a yard 

 in pleasant weather. 



The coefficients of digestibility for the cotton-seed feed 

 and for the hay used in calculating the above digestible 

 nutrients were those obtained in our experiments with 

 sheep. Average coefficients were used for the grain feeds. 

 The above results show but little variation in the digestible 

 amounts of the several groups contained in the two rations. 



