wheat bran and Buflfalo gluten feed. The amount of each used, per 

 head, in the daily fodder ration varied in different feeding periods 

 somewhat ; during the earlier stages of the experiment it amounted 

 to Ave ounces of each, per head, during later periods to six ounces. 

 All animals received the same quantity at the same stage of the 

 observation. 



The daily coarse f ec d rations consisted either of rowen hay or of 

 rowen hay with either corn ensilage or roots, (globe mangolds) . When- 

 ever corn ensilage or roots were fed in common with rowen hay, only 

 one-half of the customary daily rowen ration was given, while the 

 consumption of corn ensilage or of the roots was governed by the 

 appetite of each animal. One-half of the daily fodder ration — fine 

 and coarser feed — was fed in the morning and the other half later in 

 the afternoon. Water was given once a day, a few hours after 

 feeding. 



The entire experiment extended over a period of 183 days, and 

 was sub-divided into five distinct feeding periods, varying in length 

 from fourteen to thirty-five days, with five days between the periods. 



Average Daily Fodder Rations Used. 



