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INDEX page 



IV i; POSE 3 



.MAINTENANCE OF THE HERD BY I J I 'RCIIA SI \G COWS XOT COXDUUIVE 



TO K( oxo-MicAL HERD I MPROYEMEXT , 3 



THE RAISING OF HEIFERS HAS MANY ADVANTAGES 4 



SCARCITY AND MARKET YAI.CE OF SKIM MILK AS A HUMAN FOOD.... 4 



BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF CALF FEEDING KXPERIMENT 5 



HISTORY OF CALVES VNDER KXPERIMENT 5 



METHOD OF "FEEDIXG 6 



MANAGEMENT OF CALVES 7 



PHOTOGRAPHS 8 



INDIVIDUAL "RECORDS 9 



DISCUSSION OF RESULTS OF LOT I (FED SKIM MILK RATION) 30 



A'ariation in live weight of calves in Lot I 30 



Cost of ration received by Lot I 31 



Eation received by Lot I 32 



Food nutrients received by Lot I 35 



Growth of calves in Lot I 36 



DISCUSSION OF EESULTS OF LOT II (FED HOME-MIXED CALF MEAL RATION) 58 



A'ariation in live weight of calves in Lot II 58 



Cost of ration received by Lot IT 60 



Ration received by Lot IF 6] 



Food nutrients received by Lot IT 63 



Growth of calves in Lot IT 65 



DISCUSSION OF RESULTS OF LOT IT I (FED BLATCIIFORD'S CALF MEAL 



RATION) 84 



A'ariation in live weight of calves in Lot III 85 



Cost of ration received by Lot III 8G 



Ration received by Lot ITT 87 



Food nutrients received by Lot TIT 90 



Growth of calves in Lot IFF 91 



SUMMARY 92 



Live weight of calves 92 



Cost of calves 94 



Age of calves when they began eating the various feeds 95 



'Total amount of food nutrients consumed 95 



I'errontage cost of all feeds fed 96 



Amount of dry matter consumed - 97 



Amount of protein consumed 97 



Average daily consumption of food nutrients 98 



Rate of growl li of calves 98 



Weight of calves at various stages of development 99 



CONCLUSIONS --- - 1 00 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS - - 101 



TABLES page 



TABLE F. Showing brooding and sox of the calves in the 



three lots 5 



TABLE I F. Showing chemical composition of all feeds used in the 



experiment - "' 



TABLE 1 1 F. Showing prices of foods used in the experiment.... 



TABLE TV. Showing weoklv summarv of entire feeding period of 



Calf No. 17 '. 11 



TABLE A 7 . Showing weeklv summarv of entire feeding period of 



Calf Xo. 300 ... 13 



