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Journal of Agricultural Research 
Vol. XIV, No. 3 
Table III .—Mineral content of feed mixtures 
[Results expressed as parts per hundred] 
Mixture. 
Potas¬ 
sium. 
Sodium. 
Calcium. 
Magne¬ 
sium. 
Sulphur. 
Chlorin. 
Phos¬ 
phorus. 
Iron. 
O. 4742 
4133 
2. 61764 
O. 2809 
0. 2623 
0. 1447 
I. 8281 
0. 0110 
•409 
. 048 
. 01920 
. 0820 
. 200 
.0650 
. 4289 
. 0023 
3 . 
•433 
•453 
4. 81446 
.3080 
. 242 
. 2482 
2. 8248 
•0153 
4 . 
•394 
• 043 
. 02699 
. 0992 
• 195 
. 0608 
.4100 
. 0020 
Table IV .—Feed and mineral intake of lot 3 
Period and feed. 
Quan¬ 
tity of 
feed 
con¬ 
sumed. 
Potas¬ 
sium. 
So¬ 
dium. 
Cal¬ 
cium. 
Magne¬ 
sium. 
Sul¬ 
phur. 
Chlorin. 
Phos¬ 
phorus 
Iron. 
FIRST period: 
Gm. 
Gm. 
Gm. 
Gm. 
Gm. 
Gm. 
Gm. 
Gm. 
Gm. 
Milk. 
i, 5 r o 
2. 280 
2.174 
2.310 
0.0271 
0.6402 
0.9815 
2.0536 
0.0543 
Mixture 1 . 
299 
1.417 
1*235 
7.826 
.8398 
.7842 
.4326 
5.4660 
• 0328 
Mixture 2. 
45 
. 184 
.027 
.008 
.0369 
.0900 
.0292 
.1930 
.0010 
Grit.... 
76 
.000 
.000 
23-537 
5.0692 
.0000 
.0000 
.0000 
2.5308 
Total. 
1 >930 
3-881 
3-436 
33-678 
5-9730 
1-5144 
1-4433 
7 - 7 j 26 
2.61S9 
SECOND period: 
Milk.... 
2,492 
3. 762 
3-588 
3-812 
0.0448 
1.0566 
1.6198 
3.3891 
0.0897 
Mixture 1. 
39 i 
1.854 
1.616 
10. 234 
1-0983 
1.0255 
•5657 
7-1478 
.0430 
Mixture 2... 
275 
1.124 
.132 
.052 
•2255 
•5500 
•1787 
1.1794 
.0063 
Rape. 
156 
*391 
.012 
.013 
• 0321 
■0552 
■ 1450 
. 1600 
Trace.® 
Total. 
3 , 3 i 4 
7 -i 3 i 
5-348 
14- nr 
1.4007 
2.6873 
2.5092 
11-8763 
-1390 
THIRD PERIOD: 
Milk... 
2,356 
3-557 
3-392 
3-604 
0.0424 
q. 9989 
I- 53 I 4 
3- 2041 
0.0848 
Mixture 1... .. 
499 
2.366 
2.062 
13.062 
1.4016 
1.3088 
. 7220 
9.1222 
.0099 
Mixture 2 . . 
368 
1-505 
.176 
.070 
•3017 
.7360 
.2392 
I -5783 
.0084 
Rape . 
3 S 5 
.966 
.030 
.032 
• 0793 
• 1362 
• 358 o 
•3950 
Trace. 
Grit. 
22 
.000 
.000 
6.813 
1.4674 
.0000 
.0000 
.0000 
.7326 
Oyster shell . 
II 
.000 
.000 
4. 174 
.0462 
.0161 
.0099 
.0000 
.0412 
Total . 
3,641 
8-394 
5.660 
27 - 755 
3-3386 
3-1960 
2.8605 
14.2996 
.8769 
FOURTH PERIOD: 
Milk. 
2,545 
3.842 
3-664 
3*893 
0.0458 
1.0790 
I- 6542 
3-4612 
0.0916 
Mixture 2. 
547 
2.237 
. 262 
.105 
•4485 
I.0940 
•3555 
2.3460 
• 0125 
Mixture 3. 
523 
2. 264 
2.369 
25-179 
i- 6108 
1. 2656 
1.2980 
14- 7737 
.0800 
Rape. 
343 
.858 
.027 
.028 
.0704 
. 1210 
.3180 
•5308 
Trace; 
Grit. 
8 
.000 
.000 
2.477 
•5336 
.0000 
.0000 
.0000 
.2664 
Oyster shell. 
17 
. 000 
.000 
6.451 
.0714 
.0249 
■0153 
.0000 
.0637 
Total. 
3,982 
9. 201 
6.322 
38-133 
2.7805 
3-5845 
3-6410 
21.1117 
.5142 
FIFTH PERIOD: 
Milk.. 
3,248 
4.904 
4.677 
4.969 
0.0584 
1*3771 
2.1112 
4 - 4 I 72 
0.1196 
Mixture 2. 
1,247 
5.100 
.598 
•239 
1.0225 
2.4940 
.8105 
5-3483 
.0286 
Mixture 3. 
334 
1.446 
I- 5 I 3 
16.080 
1.0287 
.8082 
.8289 
9 - 4348 
.0511 
Rape. 
321 
• 805 
*025 
.026 
.0661 
•1136 
.2985 
•3293 
Trace. 
Grit. 
18 
.000 
.000 
5-574 
1.2006 
.0000 
.0000 
.OOO 
•5994 
Total. 
5,168 
12.25s 
6- 813 
26. 888 
3-3763 
4.7929 
4.0491 
19.5296 
.7960 
SIXTH period: 
Milk. 
3,400 
5-134 
4.S96 
5. 202 
0.0612 
I.4416 
2.2100 
4.6240 
0.1224 
Mixture 2. 
1,353 
381 
5 - 533 
.649 
•259 
1.1094 
2. 7060 
•8794 
5. 8030 
.0311 
Mixture 3. 
1.649 
1-725 
18.343 
1-1734 
.9220 
•9456 
10. 7624 
• 0582 
Rape. 
912 
2. 289 
.072 
. 076 
.1878 
.3228 
.8481 
•9357 
Trace. 
Grit. 
33 
.000 
.000 
10. 220 
2.2011 
.0000 
.0000 
.0000 
1.09S9 
Total. 
6,079 
14- 605 
7 - 342 
34-i®o 
4 - 7329 
5-3924 
4- 8831 
22.1251 
—- 
1.3106 
a These estimates are made on the basis of the green plant as stated in an early part of this paper, and 
hence the intake is small. 
