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MAINE STATE COLLEGE 



The Rations Fed. 



Jansje. 



Agnes 

 Smit. 



Queen 

 Linda. 



Agnes 



Dry ration. unTr.ixed 'Februar - 2d to 

 March 4th.) 



Hay fed dally (average) 



Grain fed daily T 



Ration. cho££(~. -'.'■ :-.i mixed Mar. 

 5th to April 24th.; 



Hay fed daily — 



Grain fed daily 



Dry ration, unmixed (April 35th to 

 May 24th.; '..'. 



Ha - - :-: 1 uiij 



Grain fed daily 



lbs. 



34.4 

 8. 



lbs. 



8. 



no. 



lbs. 



23.7 

 7. 



21.6 

 6. 



6. 



21.5 



Ida. 



lbs. 



2: 



6. 



30. 

 8. 



31.6 

 6. 



* The grain ration of Agnes smit was increased on March 5th by two pounds 

 of middlings. 



Composition of the Milk During- the Theee Periods. 



{February 17-21. 

 March. 19-23 

 April 22-2<3 



■ Februarr 17-21. 

 ' March lJ-23... . 



Agnes 



Sin::. 



Queen 



Linda. 



Agnes. 



1 Ar>rii'32-3>5. 



irv 17-21. 



Fel 



Ml, 



F^:r 

 Man 



Total 



Ash. 



Casein 



etc. 



Su?ar. 



$ 

 12 23 

 12 ." 

 12.23 



* 



.65 

 .65 

 .65 



3.'>: 



3.08 



5. 4 



5 C-; 

 r 96 

 5.07 i 



]2.e- 

 ii.- 



.65 

 .65 

 .65 



3.05 



2.79 



2.59 



5.06 

 5.20 

 4.93 ! 



12.54 

 12.55 



12 25 



.65 



.65 



1 * K 



2 . ':•'- 



3.02 

 3- (4 



5.36 

 5.48 : 

 5.04 



15.29 

 15.24 



.75 

 .75 

 .75 



4.38 



4.23 



4.2S 



C.'V 



5.17 

 4.76 



15.12 

 15 55 

 15.15 



.75 



.75 



.75 



4.0-r 

 3.95 



3.i«: 



4.63 



4 . >;- 



4.74 1 



Fat. 



3-93 

 2.96 

 321 



3.54 

 3.40 



3.52 



5.17 

 5.14 

 5.45 



5.66 

 5.86 



Production of Milk and Better During- the Three Periods. 



■is. 



irrcr vieM 



V: lays 



■ T a--. : e. 



lbs. 

 896. 



2"- ' 



■- .* . : j 



1.02 



1343. 

 47.1 

 26.3 



720. 

 35. 

 24. 

 .83 



\ i~ t S 



Smit. 



Queen 



L :r_ i a . 



Agr es. 



Ida. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



i: >. 



■>'.4. 



-1. 



397. 



43. ?• 



24.7 



34.5 



24.6 



36.9 



30.1 



20. 



13.2 



1.57 



.82 



1.15 



.82 



1712. 



1225. 



884. 



614. 



51.5 



33.5 



51.2 



3- . 3 



33. -: 



24. 



17.3 



12. 



1.00 



.66 



1.00 



.75 



803. 



644. 



492. 



357. 



33.7 



17. 



37.5 



21- 



2c . " 



21.5 



16.4 



11.9 



.78 



.57 



.92 



.72 



The records .show that up to March 5th. the several cows were 

 "■.ting dry hay and grain, that from March 5th to April 24th. 

 .. elusive, the ration of hay and grain, without being changed in 



