54 ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



the cows received a ration of shock corn and pasture grass, the 

 pasturage being good until hte in November. During the months 

 of December, January, February and March the herd received 

 ihe following : 



RATION. 



Dry Carbohy- 



Food Stuff. J.b. Matter. Protein. dratps. Fat. 



Grano-gluten 8 7.52 2.136 3.104 .992 



Clover hay 7 5.93 .476 2.506 .119 



Corn silage 30 6.27 .270 3.390 .210 



Corn stover 15 8.92 .255 4.860 .105 



Total nutrients 28.64 3.137 13.860 1.426 



This ration was fed to the best milkers in the herd and not 

 to the strippers or poor cows. This combination of food con- 



CUT 12--Gazelle, Herd " N ". gave in One Year, 7,030 lb. Milk; average t 

 4.98% ; 408 lb. Butter: net profit $56.12. She charged 37.4 cents to produce 100 i. 

 of Milk and 7.5 cents to make one pound of Butter Fat. 



