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much to their production. In summer the herd was kept on 

 pasture with three pounds of bran in addition. During late sum- 

 mer and early fall, when the pastures became short, the cows re- 

 ceived about three pounds of gluten feed and as much oat hay 

 and millet as they could eat up clean. During the winter months 

 those in full flow of milk received a ration composed of five 

 pounds of bran, five pounds of corn and cob meal, and what clov- 

 er hay and chredded corn stover they could eat. Those yielding 

 less milk received less bran. On the whole, the herd was cheaply 

 fed, the coarse farm foods being well consumed. Nevertheless, 

 this herd would have returned a larger profit if the ration had 

 contained corn silage and cowpea hay, in which case less grain 

 would have been required, giving a corresponding reduction in 

 the cost of production. As the milk was not sold to condensory 

 the corn might well have been placed in the silo and thus served 

 as a source of succulence in the ration. 









Table 2. 



Herd 



No. 2 







1 



F. M. R. 







1-3 











p <1 



p^ 











o 

 P 





o 





« >■ 

 2 ^ 



i-i • CD 



teg 

 a * 









3 



B 



P "* 



p_ 



&3 



^ ct- 



3 Sl 



£- w 



> 



Breed 





o 



Ft 1 



3 



P 



^£ 



cd j-; 



^ 



CC3 

 CD 





Best cow.. . 8 



8738.7 



3.81 



333.35 



30.02 



1 145 



Siro 50 



$83 34 



8 



Gr. Holstein 



Poorest 



cow 5 

 erd. .. 



4928 4 

 7376.4 



3.92 

 3 19 



193.29 



17 23 



22.52 



.675 



.817 



56.68 



$84 82 



48.32 



6 



Gr. Holstein 



Av. of b 



267.75 



$66.93 





No. 

 cow. 



Days 

 in milk 





















1 



■323 



5947.6 



3.63 



217.62 



18.41 



.673 



$68.39 



$54 40 



4 



Gr. Holstein 



2 



365 



7979 



3 52 



280 96 



21 86 



.767 



91 76 



7024 



4 



Gr. Holstein 



3 



348 • 



7887 2 



3.59 



282.48 



22.66 



.811 



90 70 



70.62 



4 



Gr. Holstein 



5 



286 



4928 4 



3 92 



193.29 



17 23 



.675 



56.68 



48 32 



6 



Gr. Holstein 



6 



365 



7887 8 



3.20 



252.25 



21.61 



691 



90 71 



63 C6 



6 



Gr. Holstein 



8 



29 L 



8738 7 



3-81 



333 35 



30.02 



1.145 



100 50 



83 34 



8 



Gr Holstein 



9 



293 



8554.9 



3.75 



320.57 



29 19 



1.094 



98 38 



80 14 



10 



Gr. Holstein 



10 



349 



7088.2 



3 69 



261.51 



20.31 



.749 



81.51 



65.38 



7 



Gr. Jersey 







59011.8 





2142.03 







$678.63 



$535.50 







