
162 STORRS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 
RECOMMENDED RATIONS. 
TABLE 76. 
Average Pounds of Grain and Roughage Fed per Cow per Day, 
wzth Protein Content and Fuel Value, also Average 
Daily Milk Flow and Yield of Butter. 







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Be a = - |18/2.36|27,400|] 8.2 |12.0) 6.4/16.8] .96|20.26/4.4 | — 
O2therte - - |13/2.43/29,610|10.5 |16.0)-—4 | 18, 0/1 10/21. S015 a7 eee 
25 ss . - |T2|/r 80122 ;400)°. 778 J12.2) S15 701 V7o| 16s 1Oi35 eee 
AZ, - - | 9/2.31/28,000] 8.3 | 8.8/28.9/17.0/1.10/18.76|5.2 | — 
45, - + + | 913. 26/26, os0]11.4 |11-6) — 123.411. 33)1os10)502 eee 
SAN ee - |14/2.16|26, 200] .7.9 |14.0| —.|15.4) .87}16.78|4.9 | — 
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57. “ - - |IT|2 /27|25 ,050| 6.8 |15.6) — |17.4|. .QO|15.. 7214 Os a 
AG, gs - -| 8|3. 12/29, 500)11.4 113 /3)) 121 (Ain, 27121 5 Ores eee 
AT; - = ~ |13|2.44|27, 600} 8.2 | 6.9/28..4\16.6) . oT) 19/4214. Galo 
58; = - - | O11.871265 460] .7.3° 116. 7)' = |16.7|1 03/17 OciAar a aes 
BOW ore - - |14/1.81/24 ,950)-8.9 [13.3]: "118. 3/1, 03/07 Abie Sule 
61, : 5 ~ (|13/1..90\24 860} 920.116; 0) 114 S7iP SOS 1S 02d eg _— 
21, -  - = |I5/2.39/29,400|10.3 |11.0/12.6|18.9/1.08]22.05|5.5 | — 
38, 2 a - |14/2.74/27,950|/10.2 |14.7| 2.0/17.4/1.10/20.79|5.7 | — 
5 3y cece - - {13/2.92/30,950/10.5 | 8-.3'31.3/16.2|1.02/22. 7415.9 | — 
BApe a - - | 8/2.37,/27,250| 6.2 |I9.2) — |16.3| .98/20.20/5.0 | — 
65, - S - |17|2.34/30,320|10.5 |17.0] — |19.1/I.06/18.88/4.90] — 
66, - - - 130\2.74/29, 710] 8.7 |10.0 22.5|18.1|1.00|22.25|/5.5 | — 
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2. The grain is more in the recommended than in the original 
ration. 
3. The protein is more in the recommended than in the 
original ration. 
4. The recommended rations were fed later in the period of 
lactation than were the original rations. 
5. Grain was apportioned to the cows in the recommended 
rations according to the milk flow or butter fat production. 
The effect on the milk flow of these factors will be discussed 
in the above order. 
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