156 STORRS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 
1. ‘The rations B (Table 73) contain 0.71 pound more protein 
than do those designated A. 
2. ‘The rations B contain 2,888 more calories than-do those 
designated A. 
3. The rations B contain 1.5 pounds more grain than do 
those designated A. 
4. ‘The herds are not the same. 
TABLE Wi. 
ORIGINAL RATIONS CONTAINING 2.01 POUNDS OF: PROTEIN OR 
LESS. 
Average Pounds of Grain and Roughage Fed per Cow per Day, 
with Protein Content and Fuel Value, also Average 
Daily Milk Flow and Yield of Butter. 






















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Pf BOO. Ge) eee | ae se ar 
Zs se ot Q H 0 ibs 
OF. 7= - --| 10] 1.78 | 30,200°| 6.6 | 23.3) = |'14.7 |: 77722246 
ro aie : - | 17] 2.01 | 35,150 | 11.6 | 20.1 | — | 20.4 |1.08- 130,10) —= 
oe - - | 12)-1.89 |. 26,200) 527 1/1905. | 2 =) 2 15:0 | pO Sateen shee 
LO - ~ 1 “TB TOF | 27,2500» 7.0 10,0 Ts 520 a Rett oe ee 
E350 : - | Ig] 1.76}. 23,000! 9.01 6.0.1 24:6) 12.7 | 60. 1t4 SAGs 
15. Yen - - | 19] 1.15 | 26,300 | .7.6 | 17:5 | — | 13.6) <78 117214) —— 
16, -. ~ = + | 20/-1:30.| 26,650 |. 6.2}. 19.6] —. | 16:5 | B87 ico seamee 
20 ae - ed 5.1.49) |:25/800 |) 9.1): 18.4). —- | 18.0) 286 seo 
2 Diver - - }~ 121.38 | 22,180 [97.3 )- IL-9) o—" 15.1 bos Om aes oie 
20 ies - - | 15] 2,00 |.22,900 | 8.5 | 14 | — 113.24 77 Wonca 
py ae - - | 12| 1.29 | 21,800] 9.2 |12.7| — | 14.0] .76 |14.29, — 
20 hens - - |. 14} 1.63.).30,650 | 10:9 | 15:2) — ‘| 17.9} ..98 420, Ou 
BI - ~ | sIOP1.32 |:25,450°)) .6:7'). 9.3") 34:9 | 17.8) 07-4 een cone 
25 oie 3 - | II| 1.42 |'26,600)|, -7:3:| 17-7. | >—. | 16.7 .84 |15.82)—— 
39, - - ~ | T3)-T.82 | 30,450.) 70395) O27. b 30.7, | 17 T) oO Cy ati 
40, - - - | 9| 1.76 | 30,900 | 6.5 | 10.9 | 29.4 | 16.9 {1.02 |17.45| — 
a eee : - | 18] 1.49 | 27.270 | 632°) 825)| 27.541-15.67)) -Baaii oe ete 
BO, <= = | Ob T-45-) 27,2901 4.8) 22.6 | | 1368) gr 
59, - “ - | 13| 1.75 | 27,960; 8.6] 17.8) — | 14:1 | .88 119.05) — 
60, - - - | 13| 1.77 | 29,480) 8,0} 18.5.) —--|-17.4 |- 798 416.4 Bee 
Ayg. of 20 herds, |279) 1.62 | 27,122'). 97-7. /'15.5 | 7:64) 16.0 | = S7Olnono tem 
Group B yielded daily 2.6 pounds more milk and 0.16 pound 
more butter than did group A. Group B received daily 0.71 
pound more protein than. group A received, but it also received 
I.5 pounds more grain, with the roughage about the same in 
both groups. The larger amounts of grain fed group B might 



