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THE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 
No. 4—Queen Soutag, Holstein, age 4 years ; last calf, July, 1891. 
1 
Food Consumed. 1 
Daily Average, 
lbs. 
6 
2 * 
•2g 
Per Ct. 
Fat. 
Weight of 
Animal. 
FEEDING PERIOD. 
Feed. 
Hay or 
Straw. 
' 
Water. 
gl 
ft 
Babcock. 
Gravimet¬ 
ric. 
Beginning. 
Closing. 
Gain or 
Loss. 
1. Wheat bran and lucerne. 
6 
27.9 
129 
lbs. ozs. 
21 1 
3.34 
3.50 
1002 
1145 
143 
2. Wheat bran and lucerne. 
6 
29.3 
139.7 
21 7 
3.42 
3.44 
1145 
1170 
25 
3. Wheat bran and oat straw_ 
6 
12 
84.7 
15 6 
3.53 
3.93 
1170 
1164 
-6 
4. Lin. oil meal and oat straw .. 
4 * 
19.1 
104.7 
10 12 
3.73 
4.18 
1164 
1160 
—4 
5. Wheat bran and lucerne. 
8.7 
23.4 
150 
12 2 
3.20 
3.27 
1160 
1178 
18 
6 . Wheat bran and lucerne. 
10.3 
27.1 
160 
16 3 
3.18 
3.40 
1178 
1214 
36 
7. Indian corn meal and lucerne 
7.3 
29.2 
138.7 
18 4 
3.02 
3.50 
1214 
1206 
—8 
No. 5—Halite, Jersey, age 9 years; last calf, January, 1892. 
1. Wheat bran and lucerne. 
2. Linseed oil meal, some bran j 
and lucerne.I 
l 
3. Lin. oil meal and oat straw.. 
4. Wheat bran and oat straw_ 
5. Wheat bran and lucerne. 
■ 6. Indian corn meal and lucerne 
7. Wheat bran and lucerne. 
.8. Indian corn meal and lucerne 
6 
21.1 
99.3 
21 
8 
4.00 
4.73 
750 
857 
107 
Bran 
1.4 
Oil m. 
2.1 
20.8 
94.2 
20 
4 
4.62 
4.86 
857 
848 
-9 
4.4 
7.1 
52.1 
15 
3 
5.12 
5.20 
848 
800 
—48 
6 
11.3 
62.6 
14 
9 
4.47 
5.20 
800 
792 
-8 
8.1 
14.1 
76.4 
15 
10 
4.38 
4.83 
792 
848 
50 
6.4 
19.6 
75.6 
17 
15 
4.27 
4.36 
848 
826 
-22 
10.5 
15.4 
102.3 
18 
5 
4.42 
4.85 
826 
830 
4 
9 
18.6 
84.7 
19 
15 
4.32 
4.20 
830 
838 
8 
No. 6—Pride of the Rockies, Jersey, age 4 years; last calf, Sep 
teinber, 1891. 
1 . 
Wheat bran and lucerne. 
6 
20.8 
98.6 
14 
13 
4.14 
4.43 
815 
899 
84 
2 . 
Wheat bran and lucerne. 
6 
20.1 
96.6 
15 
i 
4.45 
4.86 
899 
892 
—7 
3. 
Wheat bran and oat straw.... 
6 
8.6 
62.7 
13 
2 
4.68 
4.80 
892 
886 
—6 
4. 
Lin. oil meal and oat straw.. 
3.9 
14.6 
81.9 
12 
11 
4.70 
4.90 
886 
862 
—24 
5. 
Wheat bran and lucerne. 
8.7 
19.4 
92 
13 
13 
4.46 
4.43 
862 
910 
48 
6 . 
Wheat bran and lucerne. 
10.5 
16.5 
94.6 
15 
1 
4.40 
4.78 
910 
888 
—22 
7. 
Indian corn meal and lucerne 
7.3 
16.5 
85.8 
15 
5 
4.03 
3.85 
888 
886 
—2 
8 . 
Indian corn meal and lucerne 
9 
17.2 
87.3 
15 
14 
4.02 
3.60 
886 
898 
12 
