A STUDY OF RATIONS FED TO MILCH COWS. 
TABLE 2. 
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Dairy Test No. g1.—Statistics of Herd J from January 17, 
1897, to January 2}, 1897. 






























ro} lero ties ey | DAILY DaILy PERCENT- DaILy 
a OSeten AS MiLk Fiow. AGE OF Fart. VIELD OF Fart. 
oe BREED. ee car ee 
4 = ss | Min.|Max.| Avg.| Min.|Max.| Avg.| Min.|Max.| Avg. 
Yrs. | Lbs Mos.) Lbs, Lbs. | Lbs. q % % Lbs. | Lbs. | Lbs. 
er) ¥e,- -'- | 21000) 4113.3115:2} 14,6) 4.31 4.7 | 4.0.10 260] 268) ~.66 
2G. Jy., = - | 3 |675| 4 |19.6/22.9/21,8] 4.1| 4.5 | 4.3} .84l1.03) .93 
Grn ye pos 0: )725%) 6 70.211 2781.11,9)5,1 | 5.90440. 581. 207,60 
aeGaly.-  -'| 11 800) 10 }1622/18.9) 17.8) 4.5 | 5.0/4.7 |°.77| .89) 184 
Bee Yes = | 7 F775) 10. 174.6/t6,81 15:9) 4.85.4 V6.) 12.721) 88 8) 
OR Gre ye kare, =f 821778) | ae imo) 652) 6:5\'5.6-05 01 0.81034) 30mee 
Bee) ¥sy.— =.1 10.) 750 |~ 3 19,1|20.8| 20/1)-4-5 | 5.1 | 4.01: 9311.03) 9.98 
8) G. Jy.,- - | 10 | 750| 11, |11.2/12.9) 12.1) 3.9) 4.3| 4.2] .47] «53; 00 
9) G. Jy.,.-  - | 4 |675| 5 |20.8)/23.9/ 21.81 5.0)-5.8 | 5.5 |r.07/1.36) 1,19 
10| Jy. and Gy 63750) 07 116.6108 9118.11.39) 4a s.0 )e. 65) 376) nate 
PateGus lo sae alee 726-1) Ss ./Eq,8|16-9/15,9) 3.9 4041 aide e50h e73t 160 
EZ Galas a > eo 4.) 750: 50114.2/17,06/.16.1) 4.7 | 5.6) 5,2)°.70)° 90) 84 
13) G. Jy.,- -| 5 |625| 6 |22.6|24.6| 23,9] 4.3) 4.9| 4.5 |1.03/1.15) 1.07 
Herd ave.,--| — 4-725 | — | — |-— |16.6 — | — | 4.8) — | — 




Pounds of food and nutrients per day per rooo pounds, live 
weight, and per average weight (725 lbs.) of herd. 






































| PER 1000 Lzs., Liv—E WEIGHT. PER ingegcrs oe (725 
| < | DIGESTIBLE NUTRIENTS AND - | DicgesTiBLE NutTRIENTS 
os | FueL VALUE. Ay AND FUEL VALUE. 
Kinps oF Foop. | Pia aA 
| on | : © th ° : 
| 30 < ies pos oct ans) aq | hon u F2% 
Reser Ce Teo hr. PCmals ae Balad 
Average per Day. “Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. | Lbs. I: Cae Lbs. | Lbs. | Lbs Ass pcan 
Grain mixture,* - 1.32.55) .53) 4.03) 2.1/14500 8.2|1.85).38) 2.92/10500 
Corn ensilage, - |39.2) .47| .34| 7.11] — | — |28.4] .34].25] 5.15) — 
Oat hay, - 1.) 5.6) 219). .08}) 2.03) — |. —— | 4.1) .14).06).1.247| — 
Flay; é Peres Ons. 2019 OO) 807) =>) Sie Bie EL OAneT nada 
Total coarse food, 48.7 82) .48)10.81/14.5/23650)35 .3 -59|-35 7-83 17100 
Total food, - 60.03.371.0114.84 5.1/3815043.5/2.44 .73/10.75 27600 
Minimum per Day. | 
Concentrated food, To. 72. 45| .51| 3.89] 2.1/13950| 7.8/1.78)|.37| 2.82|10100 
Coarse food, - be 3) ..77| .46/10.32| 7.7/2255034.3| .56).33) 7.48)16350 
Total food, - Vase 0}3.22| .97|14.21| 5.1/36500|42.1/2.34|. 70/10. 30|/26450 
Maximum per Day. | 
Concentrated food, |11.1.2.55| .53| 4.02] 2.2/14450) 8.0/1.85|.39| 2.91|10500 
Coarse food, - |49.8) .85) .50 11.27|14.6/24650,36.1| .62).36) 8.17/17850 
Total food, - |60.9/3.40/1.03 15.29] 5.3139100 44.1/2.47].75/11.08/28350 



ok The grain used was mixed as follows: Buffalo gluten feed, 3.7 ibs.; 
Total, 8.2 lbs. per ‘day per average weight of herd. 
2.7 lbs.; cotton seed meal, 1.8 Ibs. 
wheat bran, 
