76 AGRICULTUEAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Dry-matter Determinations of Foods Fed. 



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Series I. 



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Series II. \ ^; 



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 Series III. 

 Series III. 



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Cowa 1, 2, 3, 

 Cows 4, 5, 6, 



Cows 1, 2, 3, 

 Cows 4, 5, 6, 



Cows 1, 2, 3, 

 Cows 4, 5, 6, 



Cows 1, 2, 3, 

 Cows 4, 6, 6, 



Cows 1, 2, 3, ) 

 Cows 4, 5, 6, \ 



Cows 1, 2, 3, |l 

 Cows 4, 5, 6, ) 



85.68 

 87.35 

 86.80 

 86.80 



87.12 

 87.60 



20.87 

 20.87 

 21.80 

 21.80 



Dry Matter in Refuse left in Mangers. 



* Hattie, new cow. 



Average Composition of the Waste ( Dry 3ratter) . 



Per Cent. 



Crude ash, 5.10 



» cellulose, 39.00 



"fat, 1.70 



" protein, 6.70 



Nitrogen-free extract, 47.50 



100.00 



The waste in all of the periods was of the same character, 

 viz., the coarser portion of the corn stalks from the corn 

 stover and ensilage. The amount left by each of the cows 



