New York AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 297 
Calculating in the same manner for Jess, we have the following : 
* Gain 
; Nutritive per day, 
Period. ratio. lbs. 
Sot ai oleh Oi IGA le ae GOES 19: Teed? 
7 A gi tani Stncart7'%) te a nea sae PP Ne Seas 16 Dba (21 
Oar eee it se ABs SL persed owt 148278 73 
cA EEE al 
Based on these figures we find Bess made the largest gain per 
day on the widest nutritive ratio, that is with corn meal feed. 
Jess, on the other hand, made a better gain through each period 
as the nutritive ratio was narrowed. 
CORN FODDER VS. ENSILAGE. 
For this feeding experiment two Jersey heifers were selected, 
Belle two years old, and May, one year and nine months at the 
beginning of the experiment, December 18. At this date Belle 
weighed 889 pounds and May 713 pounds. Equal quantities of 
hay and linseed meal were fed to each, but the fodder corn and 
ensilage were fed ad libitum, and the unconsumed portion weighed 
back each day. From December 18 to February 1, 45 days, Belle 
made an average daily gain of 0.24 pounds and May 1.5 pounds, 
while the feed per day averaged as follows : 






| | Corn , ; Weight : Increase 
‘Hay, Ibs.) fodder, aig inet eters at begin- pera for 45 
lbs. : nt: ‘| ning, lbs. | ~ ? ‘| days, Ibs. 
| 
‘bella ges sent: 8.66 ep bal ONS iE ae 3 789 800 11 
May RG SOG yo cib te ae 21.0 3 713 783 70 





From February 1 to March 17, 45 days, Belle made an average 
daily increase in weight of 1.26 pounds, while May lost 0.15 
pounds. The feed per day was as below : 


Linseed Weight Weight at Increase 



Corn Ensil 
Hay, lbs.| fodder, BARS at begin- for 45 
Biya lbs. meal, lbs. ning, Ibs. close, lbs. days, lbs. 
Bellew. ss: Bisel RG. en 22.5 3 800 857 57 
Mayisaecnse 25 8 BB Soll ciarteicte Gallate 3 783 176 —T 

