III. 



Wheat bran, 3.00 lbs. 



Maize feed, 3.00 '' 



Cotton seed meal, 3.00 " 



Dent corn stover (Pride of the North), ]'2.06' '' 



Total cost (cents), 14.42 

 Manurial value obtainable, cents, 7.84 



Net cost, cents, 6.58 



Nutritive ratio, cents, 1 :4.63 



IV. 



Wheat bran, 3.00 lbs. 



Maize feed, 3.00 " 



Cotton seed meal, 3.00 " 



Hay, 5.00 " 



Dent corn ensilage, 32.00 "■ 



Total cost (cents), 19.15 

 Manurial value obtainable, cents, 8.46 



Net cost, cents, 10.69 



Nutritive ratio, cents 1 :4.64 



4. COST OF FEED. 



The commercial valuation of the previously described daily average 

 fodder rations during the five feeding periods of our experiment is 

 based on the below stated contemporary local price of the various 

 fodder articles used in their composition. 



