11 



times in varying proportions either of English hay, or of English hay 



and barley straw, or of Eoglish bay, clover hay and turnips, or of 



clover hay and corn ensilage ; the amount consumed was controlled 



by the appetite of each animal on trial. The subsequent detailed 



statement of fodder rations used represents in each case the average 



composition of the daily diet during succeeding feeding periods. 



The change from one daily diet to another is in all cases a gradual 



one, to avoid as far as practicable serious disturbances in digestion. 



Local Market Cost of Fodder Articles Used. 



Wheat bran, $23 50 



Barley meal, 30 00 



Cotton seed meal, 27 50 



Barlev straw, 5 00 



Hay,^ 15 00 



Clover hav, 12 00 



Turnips, " 4 00 



Corn ensilage, 2 75 



Analysis of Fodder Articles Used. 



Essential Fertilizing Constituents of the vario^^s Articles of Fodder 



Used. 

 Nitrogen 15c. ; phosphoric acid 5^c. ; potassium oxide 4^c. per lb. 



