8 
N. C. AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 
II. DIGESTIBILITY OF A RATION OF COTTON SEED HULLS ANH 
COTTON SEED MEAL. 
After the digestion with cotton seed hulls alone, the same cow was fed 
about as many pounds of cotton seed hulls as were consumed on hulls- 
alone, and three pounds of cotton seed meal per day were added for a 
ration, one pound being fed on the hulls at each feed. This addition 
of meal brought an increase in the consumption of hulls and' they were 
gradually increased to 21 pounds per day, which did not then reach the 
maximum of the cow’s appetite, since this was all eaten for a considera¬ 
ble period. 
During the first part of this period on cotton seed meal during the in¬ 
crease of hulls the body weight fell off rapidly, but the loss was quickly 
regained and continued very regular to the end of the digestion work.. 
These weights averaged as follows: 
November 30 to December 12, 13 days, 
c< 
30 “ 
8, 9 
December 
9 “ 
12, 4 
U 
13 “ 
27, 15 
U 
13 “ 
23, 11 
u 
24 “ “ 
27, 4 
<< 
28 “ January 
9, 13 
u 
28 “ “ 
5, 9 
January 
6 “ “ 
9, 4 
avei 
age 
weight 921 pounds. 
“ 923 
“ 916.5 “ 
“ 901.7 “ 
“ 894 
“ 923 “ 
“ 938.4 “ 
“ 938 5 “ 
“ 938.3 “ 
The food was continued as above (21 pounds cotton seed hulls and & 
pounds cotton seed meal) until January 5th, when collections were again 
begun and continued four days, and the results recorded below were ob¬ 
tained. 
During the period covered by Table V the food offered was 7 pounds- 
cottou seed hulls and 1 pound cotton seed meal at each of three feeds- 
daily. There was no waste for the whole period, except on December 
29th and 30th 43 ounces and 11 ounces respectively of cotton seed'- 
hulls. 
