BULLETIN 1042, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
W. Va., to be anaryzed. The averages of these analyses are given in 
Table 2 in heavy t} 7 pe. The average analyses for several thousand 
other samples are also shown for comparison. 
The type of calves and pasture used in the experimental work 
Table 2.— Composition of feeds used. 
Feed. 
Carbo- 
Moisture. 
! 
Ash. 
Protein. 
hydrates, 
including 
fiber. 
Per cent. 
Per cent. 
Per cent. 
Per cent. 
75 
1.1 
1.9 
21.5 
70.9 
1.4 
2.4 
24.4 
8.3 
3.7 
6.6 
79.5 
8.5 
4.7 
5.8 
79.8 
6.4 
' 4.7 
5.9 
81 
8.6 
4.4 
8.7 
76.6 
12.9 
6.9 
13.6 
63.2 
12.6 
1.3 
9 
73 
12.9 
1.3 
9.3 
72.2 
10.2 
5.3 
15 
65.9 
9.6 
5.9 
16.2 
64.1 
8.4 
6.3 
30 
48.1 
8.9 
5.4 
34.5 
44.4 
7.8 
6 
37.6 
40.3 
7.3 
5.8 
36.8 
43.5 
Fat. 
Corn silage 
Mixed hay 
Rye hay I 
Clover hay 
Shelled corn 
Wheat bran 
Linseed meal 
Cottonseed meal 
Per cent. 
0.5 
.9 
1.9 
1.2 
4.3 
3.6 
4.2 
7.2 
6.S 
8.3 
6.6 
From the analyses it is evident that the feeds used were somewhat 
below the average in quality. The cottonseed meal was slightly 
better than the average of that which is graded as good by the Asso- 
ciation of Feed Control Officials of the United States. The silage 
was made from a mixture of dent and silage corn. 
A three-year rotation of crops, consisting of corn, wheat, and hay. 
is practiced quite generally in the section under discussion. Timothy 
is sown with the wheat in the fall and red clover is sown on the same 
