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New York AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 155 
Previous to May fifteen the grains were separately weighed out 
for each animal. After this date mixtures of 1,000 to 2,000 pounds 
were made and fed. 
Mixture No. 1.—Wheat bran, five parts; linseed meal, three 
parts, and crushed oats, two parts. 
Mixture No. 2.—Wheat bran, five parts; linseed meal, three 
parts; wheat middlings, two parts. 
Mixture No. 4.—Wheat bran, eight parts; crushed oats, six 
parts; wheat middlings, two parts; linseed meal, three parts; 
corn meal, one part. 
The linseed meal was old-process meal. 
The chemical composition of the foods fed is shown by the 
following tables : | 
CoMPOsITION OF Foops FED. 


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Pav VEMOC G7PAGROS. sc... cncccer sae accviecdees 14.29 4,19 7.88 | 28.91 | 41.93 2.80: 
BV IRE PEAGSOS occ. cele cece ladcececes 10.17 5.53 | 11.17 | 33.21 | 36.14 3.78 
PVT IDIROG CTASSOS 2 ..<. ciccs ties doce decissces 21.05 4.49 7.55 | 26.37 | 36.48 4.06 
ee ids wcecb wee cdeus 80.91 1.98 4,26 5.15 6.88 82 
I en ok. aca den o's wack decn sadede 76.72 1.85 434 7.15 8.86 1.08 
(dot 12 Re ee CHa LS A REBT REE 3a CA A 78.53 1.81 4.61 6.18 7.78 1.09 
ORT Mn os cisaaa'be smepadcssaccwte 83.52 ie | 1.91 1.01 | 12.75 10 
UN MCMIEIN  r  L, ko uae vaes dade d bie 75.69 1.70 3.31 9.01 9.07 1.22 
MOMU EAI DGS TOTHRO« o6ics bs coescecsccctesecs 74.81 1.66 3.97 7.98 | 10.32 1.26 
IMIDTRO SETS OTASA a as oods caee ok ase dwis ccc weSert's 73.49 1.72 3.45 7.81 | 12.43 1.10 
DEHIZO TOTRLO.<, giles vclevsccsss Peg Tp eee 91.05 AT 1.32 2.84 3.62 .40 
MRS as os 5 Sik caves co civeccaaes 88.05 78 1.69 3.39 5.44 65 
NOE Ie See ee ae eee 85.76 aya 1.47 4.04 7.32 .70 
TREE ee ie cic aich bos acs sedivcloccaaccce cs 717.70 .69 1.47 3.47 | 16.16 51 
OS sg FR SE a ae Oe ee eG Pere te 1.28 2.38 6.09 | 16.99 1.10 
NIE ESS ER ipa a 12.09 3.00 | 12.02 | 10.93 | 57.20 4,76 
MEER Soci diekc case du ceeds 9.18 1:26°}5 11.30 1.23 | 73.04 3.99 
MMR er sche Sa hc dean cc ear casees <e 13.01 3.82 | 16.41 6.19 | 56,54 4.03 
ME SPT See le sob doe wns tie s'evccscveccds 9.83 5.89 | 15.50 9.63 | 66.07 3.08 
OPEC OIINIES i. cc icdcecccacesedsaccese 14.66 .85 | 12.90 1:20 | 69.29 1.10 
BUIINIO CHOLES. 2... ac cree sce ccn ses seeened 10.67 |. 1.17] 15.52 | 2.26] 68.85 1.53 
IRN ss a, Sec ca 'caccensineels levee 8.18 5.56 | 33.55 8.67 | 37.44 6.61 

SUGARS AND STARCHES. 
The per cent of sugars and starches as found in the dry 
substance of the feeds is as follows: 





€ apa Sucrose. | Starch. 
Hay, mixed grasses .............. 8.00 2.44 15.54 
Hay, mixed prasses.............. 2.60 1.28 14.72 
Hay, mixed grasses .............. 4.08 1.64 18.54 
Eo Ss dics 6 = kivie e's a ecb JAB y 2216 11.89 
iitin ay RH ae 204 | 3.98 17 10 
2.48 2.44 14.96 
