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Ration 12. 



Dry Pro- Cartohy- 

 Food stuffs. Lb. matter, tein. drates. Fat. Cost. 



Grano-gluten 2.5 2.35 .667 .970 .305 2.2c 



Bran 6.0 5.31 .774 2.406 .204 5.4c 



Corn and cob meal 4.0 3.40 .176 2.400 .116 4.0c 



Millet 5.0 4.40 .160 2.425 .050 2.5c 



Stover 10.0 5.95 1.70 3.240 .070 2.0c 



Total nutrients 21.41 1.94.7 11.441 ??45 16.1c 



This is not only a balanced ration but it contains a variety of food 

 stuffs and is palatable. Palatability should always be considered in mak- 

 ing up a ration for a dairy cow. 



From January 15 to March 1 the cows received the following ration: 

 Six pounds of bran, three pounds of grano-gluten, five pounds of timothy 

 hay, and all the corn stover they would eat up clean. 



In March and to April the 10th, they received 2.5 pounds of bran, 2.5 

 pounds of grano-gluten, five pounds timothy hay, and corn stover ad 

 libitum. 



The first part of April the cows were turned out to rye pasture, and 

 about the 15th of May were turned to blue-grass pasture. The herd was 

 given no grain from April 10 to the completion of the year's work. It 

 might be said that the rye pasture was plowed and planted to corn — in 

 other words, this farmer had a good pasture for a month by somply sow- 

 ing his intended corn ground to rye in the fall. The cows liked the rye 

 pasture so well that they cared nothing for grain when they were grazing 

 in this field. 



Milk, lb. Fat, % Fat, lb. Butter, lb. 



Best cow, Brindle 7.82S 4.41 345 403 



Poorest cow, Star 5,398 3.89 210 245 



Average record of entire herd 6,474 4.19 271 317 : 



Brindle charged 39.1 cents to make 100 pounds of milk, and 8.8 Cents 

 to make one pound of butter fat. 



Star charged 54.4 cents to make 100 pounds of milk, and 13.9 cents to 

 make one pound of butter fat. 



The average cost of production was 43.8 cents to make 100 pounds of 

 milk, and 10.4 cents to make one pound of butter fat. 



