Bullock Feeding Experiments. 



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Rations 1898-9. 







Description of Food. 



Oct.28 

 to 



Nov. 27. 



Nov. 28 

 to 



Dec. 11. 



Dec. 12 

 to 



Dec. 25. 



Dec. 26 

 to 



Jan. 22. 



Jan. 23 to 

 end of ex- 

 periment. 









lbs per head 

 per diem. 



lbs per head 

 per diem. 



lbs per head 

 per diem. 



lbs per head 

 per diem. 



lbs per head 

 per diem. 



Lot 



I. 



Linseed cake - 



6 



8 



8 



10 



10 



Lot 



II 



j' Linseed cake - 

 ^Common cotton cake- 



3 

 3 



4 



4 



4 

 4 



5 

 5 



5 

 5 



Lot 



III 



|' Decorticated cotton cake - 

 Dried grains - 



3 

 3 



4 



4 



4 

 4 



5 

 5 



5 

 5 



Lot 



IV 



( Linseed cake 



■ Common cotton cake- 



3 

 3 



4 

 4 



6 



2 



7* 



2i 



10 



The chemical composition of the purchased foods used is 

 shown in the following- statements : — 



Analyses 1896-97. 





Maize meal. 



Common 

 Cotton cake. 



Decorticated 

 Cotton Cake. 



Linseed Cake. 



Dried Grains. 



Water- 

 Oil- - 

 Albuminoids 

 Carbohydrates - 

 Fibre - 

 Ash - 



i3'35 

 S 5'54 

 "'59 



2'73 

 1-32 



14*50 

 5"oo 

 23*90 

 27*42 

 23'73 

 5 '45 



9"33 

 9 '94 

 42-87 



26"I2 

 4'20 



7"54 



T2'IO 



9'3i 



3476 



3o'94 

 7-00 



5 - S9 



IO' II 



6 '75 

 18-56 

 39'57 

 20-13 



4 '88 





ioo"oo 



ioo'oo 



ioo'oo 



IOO'OO 



IOO'OO 



Analyses 1897-98. 





Decorticated Cotton 

 Cake. 



Common Cotton 

 Cake. 



Linseed Cake. 



Water - 



8-2 



12-7 



"'5 



Oil 



IO'2 



6-5 



12-3 



Albuminoids 



4I-9 



22*5 



32'5 



Carbohydrates - 



26*6 



33 '4 



3i "3 



Fibre 



S'9 



i9"5 



6-6 



Ash - - - 



7-2 



5-4 



5-8 





ICO'O 



ioo'o 



100*0 



The cakes used in 1898-9 were selected from several sam- 

 ples analysed, so as to have a composition practically iden- 



■ x 



