FEEDING GRADE BEEF COWS RAISING CALVES. 7 
Table 3 shows the total amount of feeds consumed by the various 
lots and the average ration per cow in each lot for the four winters. 
TABLE 3.—Average total and daily rations during four winters. 
Total feed per cow. Daily feed per cow. 
Lot and ration. {1915-16 | 1916-17 | 1917-18] 1918-19| , | 1915-16 | 1916-17| 1917-18] 1918-19] . 
(122. (187 | (135. || (ad | “oe (122""|(37 «|. 86 |) ieee 
days). | days).,] days). | days).] ° Be: days). | days). | days). | days). che 
Lot 1: Pounds. Pounds.| Pounds.) Pounds.|Pounds.| Pounds. Pounds.' Pounds. Pounds.\Pounds. 
Corn silage.-....| 2,440 |3,398 2, 889 3, 480 3, 052 20 24.8 21.4 26.0 230 i 
Mixed hay-...... 976 |1,096 977 1,094 1, 036 8 8 7.2 8.2 7.8 
Wheat straw.... 334 | 367 338 355 348 Deili PAS Ef 2.5 2.6 2.6 
Lot 2: 
Corn silage......|.....--- 3,398 [2,289 BeASONl) GU25Gies ec. 94.8| ° 21.4} 26.0 24.1 
Soy-bean hay...]........ 1,096 945 S60F | ad OUOn Re ceaces 8 7 7.2 7.4 
WHICA TSUDA W oq ccleinc omcs< "995 324 355 PaO UPS) es ee oe 1.6 2.4 2.6 2.2 
Lot 3: 
Corn silage. ..... 3,050 |3, 398 2, 889 3, 480 3, 204 25 24.8 21.4 26.0 24.3 
Cottonseed meal 183 205. 5 202. 5 201 198 5, ee) eo 125 tates 
Wheat straw.... 976 | 995 864 960 949 8 We} 6.4 Uy? ee 
Lot 4: 
Shock corn. ..... ASO nae nieces acest levee eet cepa LES sete ete al sce ace allie fe sites sete 
Mixed hay...... USP7 Ug A eee  9 eee Reser ees| sourea cnn LO am Pestomen ent L'a EEE eee (he a area ge 
Wheat straw-...- 237 gee ee ee espana pee ta Silat ce fete. com, 48 | Se a ne | ee 
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The composition and the nutritive ratio of the rations fed are given 
in Table 4. 
"TABLE a of dry matter and digestible nutrients in the feeds, and 
nutritive ratios of the rations. 
IDigestible nutrients. 
Daily 
Ho Ration. feed per ae Me ees Rute 
COW Protein. Baia 
lent. 
mma we ee | 
Pounds. | Pounds. | Pounds. | Pounds. | Pounds 
1 oe J tes As Re eS ee PAY I Dae 0. 32 4.37 
WER S0! Shy ect eet at le ie a at ie cee 7.8 Te is - 45 3.43 
UIT ICA Wee eo. Os ene aie 2.6 2435 = 10 .97 1:10.1 
ie A () 47 BG eT 
2 Corn silage a 2 ee be eae 24.1 6.02 | 34 4. 55 
VCCI en ees ne ee Se ones se oe Se clad 7.4 6.73 83 Os 
DUAR thas 2 2s gee ale a eee 2.2 1.99 O1 . 82 hoo Be} 
ee oot 14. 74 1.18 8.63 
3 | Comm silage <<< --2- eee ee eeee eevee ioaes 6.07 34 4.59 
WEILEH Sea INGA Pee os o.oo cle nto tno. 154) 1.38 . 46 .63 
Wihloatusbiawree eee se oe Ss ea) igd) 6.51 03 2.67 295.5 
ER 13. 96 83 | 7. 89 
LO}! SSG TLE 275 ps ak leg ae ole i520 |) 43.23 61 8. 34 
PEt A Oe eh ie ene ee eee 10.0 9.17 58 4.39 a 
WHGHLASDL Werchter SM at oh 1.8 1.63 OL . 67 elt 2 
24.03 1. 20 | 13. 40 
; 1 The carbohydrate equivalent is the sum of the digestible carbohydrates plus 2.25 times the digestible 
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