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in his head that if he would feed a wide ration — that is more carbohy- 

 drates in proportion to the protein — that he would get better results, and 

 he did. There is a point for you dairymen where you raise more carbohy- 

 drates. The nutra ration at the last period was 1-6-3, which was wide. It 

 cost 15.8 cents per day. 



The Ayrshires fed about 25 pounds dry matter the first period and 

 they had identically a standard ration, 1-5-5; grain feed 12.8 pounds per 

 day, and it cost them 16.4 cents per day. 



The second period of the Ayshires they fed 18 pounds dry matter. The 

 nutra ratio 1-4-6, which was narrow. They were trying to follow the 

 example of the Guernsey man with a narrow ration. But some of them 

 found it did not work. I would say right here that the Ayshire herd was 

 not handled as intelligently as some others. 



The Guernsey cows were fed a narrow ration; some of them narrower 

 than others. I give this as an average, but not of the individual cow. 



As I said, the second period of the Ayrshires they fed 18 pounds dry 

 matter, ratio of 1-4-6, at a cost of 13.8 cents per day. He was feeding a 

 good deal of green food, and it was charged to them at $1.75 a ton, whereas 

 the silage was charged at $2.00 a ton. His cows did remarkably well. 



The last period they fed 24% pounds dry matter and 11 pounds grain 

 Jl day, at a cost of 14 cents a day. The Ayrshires cost the most; higher 

 than the Holsteins. 



The Holsteins in the first feeding period had 29 pounds dry matter. 

 Nutra ratio 1-5-1, with 14 pounds grain feed a day at a cost of 18 cents a 

 day. 



The second period' they had 24% pounds dry matter. The nutra ratio 

 1-4-2, which was very narrow as you see. Thirteen pounds of grain feed 

 and it cost 18 cents per day. 



In the last period they used 29 pounds dry matter. The nutra ratio 

 was 1-5-9, somewhat wider than the last. They fed 13.1 pounds of grain 

 a day, but the cost, instead of going down, went to 19 cents a day. 



