404 The Feeding of Animals 



Relation of food to product 



The figures of the foregoing tables can be regarded 

 as being trustworthy for average conditions. They are 

 obtained from the recorded data of experiment stations, 

 and involve a large number of observations with dairy 

 cows and with growing and fattening animals. 



In most cases the amount of digestible matter in 



* Extending over seven years. 



t Short periods. 



t Deduced from compilation by Dr. Armsby for U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



g Dry matter, mostly from milk, practically all digestible. 



II Unpublished data from experiments at the New York Agri. Expt. Station. 

 **4.35 Ibs. dry matter, assumed to be 80 per cent digestible, 

 tt Egg product, 100 eggs per year. 

 JJ8 5.70 Ibs dry matter, assumed to be 80 per cent digestible, 



