
A STUDY OF RATIONS FED TO MILCH COWS. 49 
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meee Lest 1V0; 29.— Statistics of Herd from January 7 to 
| December 19, 1895. 























a 3 oo DalILy DalILy PERCENT- DaILy 
7, ae red ke Rey MiLk FLow. AGE OF Far. YIELD OF Fart. 
ws = = $B Dg Sy Wiehe tl age 
la a4 | Min. | Max. | Avg. | Min. |Max.| Avg.| Min.|Max.| Avg. 
Wrshieibsei vos.) Lbs. JETS. |, Abpere % % % Lbs. | Lbs. | Lbs. 
Te] Vs; Se Om Oo fm torah te. 9 | 14.8.1 3.8 | 4.2.) 4,1) 48." e6Gre GO 
2ualy:. ese e76O Pa perug. st O.4") 19.6 |:3.8 | 4-2 | 2.0 Gane 76 Ge ie 
3) Jy., ee OC We a 65: Ou, B7.0.) 16.7.) 3.8: 4.2. 6420 1280 cra Ob 
4\ Jy., Ee OOO es MelO;SHnIS. 7 L7,0)11.4.2,| 4.6 | 4,0 11073. oom On 
BP Vy:, masa 750 S| 10:90073.8.)-19.01.4.0 14.5 |4.2 145 1) 57 OL 
ee lye =) 35600) 7 4 9.2-) 11-1 | 10.01 4.415.414.9144 | 564 250 
SelY:, Smee aehO2S Wott .0e. 4set2o7-\ 12. 0i144.0.) 6.0.1.4.8') 53 (7.03. On 
eee vena) 50010 4116 4:)19-2 | 17.4 14.6 | 5.304194 277 |rO1) 86 
Olely., ee Ses 50 14 ny. 301 92% |. 0.0.|.0-1 |.6.8:06,4.) A715 3u ole 
1o| Jy., PeamcOO 1On tO, SRE? Sale 1.G 4.7 | 5.21) 4:9 163) 6g 4 5 57 
Meee jy. - 3 |500] -9.| 10.9) 13.7) 12.7 | 4.0| 5.1 | 4.7 | .441 64] 60 
ety een S|) 500) 8.) 12.4.) 14:1 | 13,1)) 4.0 \.4.5 14.8 | .53 |.601.56 
Herd ave.| — |600| — | — 1 — !18.7|—!’— '4,5| —!' — 4.68 






Pounds of Food and Nutrients per Day per rooo Pounds, Live 
Weight, and per Average Weight (600 Pounds) of Ferd. 


PER 1000 Lpzs., Live WEIGHT. PER AVERAGE WEIGHT (600 
Les.) oF HERD. 


















a DiGEsTIBLE NUTRIENTS AND . | DiGEsTIBLE NUTRIENTS 
a FueEL VALUE. a AND FUEL VALUE. 
Kinps oF Foop. Aa) te 
pols : Foobar @ NBS es Ni a . 
S(O aoe ce eee sane rs SE Bal el | ee aac 
“3/ 2/2/88 |Esles |*z| 2/2] 88 | eg 
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Average per Day. Lbs. | Lbs. |Lbs.| Lbs. tie Cale) Lbs.) Lbs. | Lbs.) 8 bbs: | Cal, 
Grain, - - - |20.7|2.97|.69] 9.20} 3.6/25550/12.4/1.78|.41] 5.52/15350 
Stover, - - - |16.2} .51|.17| 8.08|16.6]/16700| 9.7] .31|.11| 4.85|10000 
Total food, - |36.9 3.48| .86) 17.28) 5.542250) 22,1) 2.09) .52/ 10.87 25350 
Minimum per Day. | 
- Cray os te - | 20.0! 2.87|.66] 8.88] 3.6|24650| 12.0|1.72].40| 5.33|14800 
i Stover, - - - |13.5) .43]-15) 6.75] 1615/13950| 8.1} .26|.09] 4.05] 8350 
' Total, - - | 33.5| 3-30|.81| 15.63] 5.3/386co| 20.1/1.98|.49| 9.38|23150 
ta | 
, Maximum per Day. | 
STAin, = * - | 21.1) 3.03|.70| 9.37| 3.6|26000| 12.7) 1.82|.42| 5.62|15600 
G Stover, - - - 17.1) .55|-19| 8.54/16.3)/17700| 10.3] .33).I11| 5.12|10600 








Total, = : 38.2 3.58 .89 17.91 5-5/43700] 23.0} 2.15] .53] 10.74 26200 


