COST OF ABOVE FODDER RATIONS FOR WEIGHTS STATED. 



a. b. c. d. 



First cost of feed cousumed,(cts.) 2.45 2.51 2.24 1.97 



Manuiial value obtainable, (cts.) 1.13 1.15 1.10 1.04 

 Net cost of feed, (cts.) 1.32 1.36 1.14 0.93 



FODDER COMBINATIONS USED IN II. DIVISION. 



a. Sept. 16th to Dec. 31st. 

 2 lbs. of rovveu. 



-i lb. of a mixture consisting of corn meal, 10 weight parts, 

 wheat bran, 2 " '• 

 gluten meal, 1 " " 



Nutritive ratio 1 :7.00. 



h. Jan. 2nd to Jan. 20th. 

 1 lb. of 10 wen. 

 'd\ lbs. corn ensihige. 



\ lb. of the same grain mixture as in j)receding ration a. 

 Nutritive ratio 1 :7.3. 



c. Feb. 4th to Feb. 15th. 

 7 lbs. of corn ensilage. 



1 lb. of a mixture consisting of corn meal, 2 weight parts. 

 wheat bran, 2 '' " 

 gluten meal, 1 " " 

 Nutritive ratio 1 :5.7. 



COST OF FODDER RATIONS USED IN DIVISION H. 



a. b. c. 



Cost of feed consumed, (cts.) 1.98 1.71 1.91 



Manurial value obtainable, (cts.) 0.71 0.50 0.88 



Net cost of feed, (cts.) 1.27 1.21 1.03 



The customary deduction of 20% of the manurial value of the feed 

 consumed is adopted in the above valuation. Net cost of feed repre- 

 sents its first cost or local market value, less 80% of the market 

 value of its manurial constituents. 



COST OF FODDER ARTICLES USED IN THE EXPERIMENT. 



Rowen, per ton, $15.00 



Corn ensilage, " 2.75 



Corn meal, '' 19.00 



Wheat bran, " 17.00 



Gluten meal. " 23.00 



