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The above ration calculated for digestible matter is as follows: 
“s Pounds. 
DMEM CS 03 oc) en ey Peta eae oe te R a a See 1, 52 
RET UGA cscs d egy CA. wsiaa eS the Seg Fon ye PR BT ews 6.59 
eI FP oh See eet AN Ee ee a 71 
OE CEA Pena Os ce a Loeb 
According to German standards, this ration would be consid- 
ered perfectly balanced as regards the relation of albuminoids to 
carbohydrates. The interesting feature is the small amount of 
dry matter consumed per day by the animals. When we consider 
the returns given by the cows, an average annual butter product 
of 300 pounds, it is evident the food is well-digested and assimi- 
lated by the animals. 
FEEDING EXPERIMENTS. 
The feeding experiments for the winter of 1888-9, with growing 
and fattening animals were made as previously planned* for the 
purpose of comparing the relative feeding values of a nitrogenous 
_ versus a carbonaceous ration. For our subjects we had four 
grade Holstein-Shorthorn animals two years old. The lot con- 
sisted of two steers and two heifers selected from a number of 
young animals as nearly uniform as possible. The two steers 
were named Broad and Whitey and the two heifers Star and Spot. 
Their weight when taken from the pasture, November eight, and 
brought to the experimental feeding barn was for each lot, as 
follows : 

Lot I. Pounds. 
Shiels 26 er ea Be SL eR ee RE aL ONE EERE eee ks 790 
Ce SS ERAS Sik is ete a RR gE Oe ee me 691 . 
oS Pie Ge Ba te TARE EA o Sire ae ata) SR A eR a Ree . 1,481 
Lot]. Pounds. 
Whitey (5 By NOG EEE Sse A Ra ihareas Oe ee RCS a? Vid goometesties ay 790 
Daan alee ae a ane Gite wacae tah ean ac aere we 750 
1 CT SER REE Ea at rg Sey ea Uy BE 1,540 
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* Bulletin No. 10, p. 39. 
