A STUDY OF RATIONS FED TO MILCH COWS. 
TABLE 3.—( Continued. ) 
27 
Pounds of food and nutrients per day per rooo pounds, live 
weight, and per average weight (750 pounds) of herd. 






AVERAGE WEIGHT (75 
Les.) oF HERD. 



















PER 1000 Lps., Liv—E WEIGHT. PER 
. | DiGEsTIBLE NUTRIENTS AND ¢ 
2 FUEL VALUE. . ny 
Kinps oF Foon. a - = See one 
S D | ra ! n $ < 5 
Neg ceo eee : Smell eae oF © 
“oy 3/8/88 |23) $2 |< 
aiaee Ob | Fm) Me | ge 
COWS'3, 4,-5,:6%:7- | Lbs. |'‘Lbs;:| Lbs. pie I cae Lbs 
Aug. Wt., 725 Lbs. 
Average per Day. 
Ptaeixturee” von 45 3) a2 Se)... Li) 2240) a ah 3 CT 
otron seed meal, } 2. 7|2.10) 41). (40) — = if 2.0 
Total conc. food, 7.01.48 50 2.89] 2.810500} 5.1 
Corn ensilage, - 39.0 .43} .31) 6.15] — | — [28.3 
Corn stover, Smee, Omer Or LON AAG) a OA 
Hay, - - Ses Shem 2 2p naL Op 2.09) Flo ase 
Total coarse food, 53.7. .84 5113.32 17.3, 28500/38.9 
Total food, - 60,7 2.82/1.07/16.21) 8.039000) 44.0 
Cows. Ta? 8,2:9."| | 
Avg. Wt., 750 Lés. | 
Average per Day. | 
ieimumixture, 6-10.02) 5.59) 2291 54.75) 4) 1 62 
Movonseed meal.) 2). 4/1 02)..3 71>) .36).— ). — | 1.8 
Total conc. food, 10.61.61} .66) 5.11 4.1 15300 8.0 
Com ensilage, “= 139.6) .43/-~.32) 6.25) —-|, —~ 129.7 
Corn stover, Ou ier. 1 Ol LO Ae 43] oe a ea 0.25 
Hay, - - es Or. .22|. LO! 2.50 —— > 422 
Total coarse food, 53.9 .84| .52/13.27|/17.2 28450/40.4 
Total food, -° 64.5 2.45 1.18/18.38) 8.6 43750) 48.4 
Average per Day | 
jor flerd. 
Grain mixture,* - | 6.1) .44) .22| 3.54, — | — | 4.6 
Potter ccedeneals |) 255/1.07|. .3810" 237) — 1 — |. 1.9 
Total conc. food, 8.6/1.51| .60) 3.91| 3.5 12600] 6.5 
Corn ensitge 1199.3): 431.32) 6-21) —| — 29.4 
Corn stover, MeO poi wek Ol LOled. 4Q) ee O50 
Hay, - - SHS ii e2ion tO 2005) a A 
Total coarse food, 53.8) .84) .52/13.35 17,3 28600 40.3 
Total food, - 62,4) 2.35) 1.12/17.26) 8.441200) 46.8 

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DIGESTIBLE NUTRIENTS 
AND FUEL VALUE. 
Protein. 
Fat. 



.|Lbs 
sat 
30 
wag 
.84 
I.07 
Pir 
nia 
.16 
41 
oe 
.07 
07 
SO1T37 
1.68 

28300 

ees 
.28 
3.56 
p27 
44 
ME 
| 3.83 
4.69 
3.32 
1.94 
9.95 
13.78 

re L 
ey 
14 
Ee 
ae ie 
ios 
50 
oo8 
.O7 
.08 


2.65 
See. 
2.93 
4.66 
mnAT OF Vea. 37 
BL 7.OO|. 1.90 
63} .39/10.02/21450 
1.76) .84) 12.95/30900 
Si8y; 
£28 
-45 
24 
- 33 
. 80 
ra3 
eY; 




* For proportion of ingredients in the grain mixture, see preceding page. 
