100 Report or DepartrmMiNt oF ANIMAL HusBANDRY OF THE 
TABLE XXIIJ.—A REDUCTION IN AMOUNT OF PROTEIN. 

PER 1000 LBs. LIVE WEIGHT. Fpege mr, 
Total Digest- 

, digest- | “ipie | Fuer | Nutri | Mix | g 
ible or- asi id tive at in 
ehule pro value. | sitio. | yield. | milk. 
matter. ad 
9) Lbs, Lbs. Cal. Lbs. Lbs. 
© Before | 15.8 | 2.38 31,456) 1:6.4 | 21.5 .90 
w 
Ae 
5 after |¢15.1'| 2.02 30,197 1:7.3 | 20.5 | .86 
5 a 
S 
Averages of 297 ree-| 6 Approxi- | Dry Dry : Hines 
rds P mate cost | matter | matter in : 
ds from rE 8 ‘ag Fatin | of food | in food | food for mans 
averaging 4. oo milk, | for one | forone | one lb. eae ib. 
yrs. old and 6.1]  c3 tb, of | Ib, of | of milk | or nik 
bs in milk 3 milk. milk. solids, “a 
months in milk. t~ solids, 
mM 
b> 
a ores: 
ge Per ct.| Cts. Lbs, Lbs. Lbs. 
ar Before 4.2 -74 L4 8 0 52s 
hs 
© * After 4.2 SID BOF 7.8 5.2 
LITTLE CHANGE OF PROTEIN AND IN THE AMOUNT OF NUTRIENTS. 
On the average for 49 records when there was little change in 
the amount of protein or of the total nutrients there followed 
about the normal reduction in the milk yield. The moderate 
rate of gain in weight was not much influenced. The following 
table contains the average data, 
