104 Reporr or Dreparrment or ANIMAL I] USBANDRY OF THE 
TABLE XXVII.—AN INCREASE OF PROTEIN AND OF TOTAL NUTRIENTS. 

AVERAGE PER 
Day PER Cow. 
PER 1000 Las. LIVE WEIGHT. 

Total 
digest- Digest- 

Fuel | Nvtrl- | wink | Fatin 








ible 
ible or- tive 
ganic a value. ratio. A yield. milk. 
matter. . 
in Lbs. Lbs. Cal. Lbs. Lbs. 
p= Before 14.5 2.03 |28,734) 1:6.9 | 22.8 91 
3 
a 
rs) Alter $4 16:2 | 2.42 52,479 1:6.5 | 22.8 -91 
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A a a 
ae 
Average of 134 rec-| § Approxi. | Dry Tee Fras 
ords from eows . mate cost | matter | matter in maktan i 
averagvin 4.9 pe & Fat in of food infood | food for food fur 
ag g : eX milk. for one for one one lb. each Va 
yrs. old and 5.0} oY Ib. of Ib. of | of milk | Se milk 
months in milk. ~ 2 mathe. bat wpe rng solids. 
a 
3° 
2a Per ct. Cts. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. 
er Before 4.0 -69 9 7.0 4.5 
gin 
ios} 
° r= 
= After 4.0 -73 1.0 | 7.8 5.1 

AN INCREASE OF PROTEIN WITH SOME REDUCTION OF THE TOTAL 
NUTRIENTS. 
The average data from 74 records when the change in ration 
was of this character are found in the following table. The 
milk yield diminished somewhat faster than it normally should. 
From nearly a pound per day the average rate of gain in live 
weight fell off to less than one-half pound per day. 
