4 BULLETIN 1042, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTrRE. 



W. Va., to be analyzed. The averages of these analyses are given in 

 Table 2 in heavy type. The average analyses for several thousand 

 other samples are also shown for comparison. 



Fig. 2. — The type of calves and pasture used in the experimental work. 

 Table 2. — Composition of feeds used. 



Feed. 



Moisture, 



Corn silage 



Mixed hay 



Rye hay 



Clover hay 



Shelled corn 



Wheat bran 



Linseed meal. .. 



Cottonseed meal 



• cent 

 75 



70.9 



8.3 



8.5 



6.4 



8.6 



12.9 



12.6 



12.9 



10.2 



9.6 



8.4 



8.9 



7.8 



7.3 



Ash. 



Per 



cent. 

 1.1 

 1.4 

 3.7 

 4.7 

 4.7 

 4.4 

 6.9 

 1.3 

 1.3 

 5.3 

 5.9 

 6.3 

 5.4 

 6 

 5.8 



Protein. 



Per cent. 

 1.9 

 2.4 

 6.6 

 5.8 

 5.9 

 8.7 

 13.6 

 9 



9.3 

 15 



16.2 

 30 

 34.5 

 37.6 

 36.8 



CarbO' 



hydrates, 



including 



fiber. 



Per cent. 

 21.5 

 24.4 

 79.5 

 79.8 

 81 



76.6 

 63.2 

 73 

 72.2 

 65.9 

 64.1 

 48.1 

 44.4 

 40.3 

 43.5 



Fat. 



Per cent. 

 0.5 

 .9 

 1.9 

 1.2 

 2 



1.7 

 3.4 

 4.1 

 4.3 

 3.6 

 4.2 

 7,2 

 6.8 

 8.3 

 6.6 



From the analyses it is evident that the feeds used were somewhat 

 below the average in quality. The cottonseed meal was slightly 

 better than the average of that which is graded as good by the Asso- 

 ciation of Feed Control Officials of the United States. The silage 

 was made from a mixture of dent and silage corn. 



A three-year rotation of crops, consisting of corn, wheat, and hay, 

 is practiced quite generally in the section under discussion, Timothy 

 is sown with the wheat in the fall and red cloA^er is sown on the same 



