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STORRS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 
TABLE 5.—( Continued. ) 
Pounds of food and nutrients per day per rooo pounds, live 
weight, and per average weight (775 pounds) of herd. 


PER 1000 Lgs,, LivE WEIGHT. 

Per AVERAGE WEIGHT (775 
Les.) oF HERD. 

DIGESTIBLE NUTRIENTS AND 




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Cows I, 2, 3,4, 5, 6. | Lbs. | Lbs. |Lbs| Lbs. | 1: | Cal. | Lbs. | Lbs. | Lbs] Lbs. | Cal 
Average per Day. 
Grain mixture,* - |14.4/2.43|.66| 7.25) 3.7;20800/I1.1/1.89|.51/ 5.62|16100 
Corn stover, - = | 9.0} .26] .07}'3-82) |"), 7. Ol SOS ee O0) sas 
Oat straw, - ="|'5 4} .09, 308|-2, 00) 4 2 — 1 42 Ot OO ae ee 
Turnips, - = | 544) <205{.01]> 1.37) "|e 14 2)2 04) Olle 20a 
Total coarse food,|19.8] .40).16| 6. 19|16.3|/12900/15.4} .31|.12| 4.80)/10000 
Total food, - |34.2/2.83).82/13.44) 5.4/33700|26.5/2.20) .63|10.42/26100 
Uneaten stover butts,| 1.3] .05|.02} .68) — | I400/ 1.0) .04].02) .53] I150 
Total eaten, - |32,9/2.78 .80)/12.76) 5.2/82300) 25.5| 2.16) .61} 9.89/24950 
COWS 7 AND 9g. 
Average per Day. 
Grain mixture,* - | 8.4|1.42/.38, 4.23] — | — | 6.5]1.10|.29] 3.28) — 
Corn and cob meal, | 8.4) .66).29 5.19 eae eee ee 
Total conc. food, |16.8/2.08).67| 9.42] 5.3/24200/13.0\1.61/.52| 7.30|18750 
Corn stover, - - | 9.0}, .26}.07) 3.82) —— | — | 47.0) 2 20/,05|"2_90)e=— 
Oat straw, - - "| 5.4| .09].08) 2.00] — | — | 4.2)-.07).06)/1.55)5—— 
Turnips, - So Bh 05|.0l) 637 be aT OR OU) R20 ae 
Total coarse food, |19.8| .40|.16 6.19|/16.5/12950/15.3] .31|.12| 4.80|10000 
Total food, - |36.6/2.48).83)15.61| 7.1/37150/28.3/1.92/.64/12.10/28750 
Uneaten stover butts,) 1.3] .05|.02) .68) — | 1400) 1.0) .04/.02| .53| 1150 
Total eaten, - |35,3)2.48).81 14.93) 6.9/385750' 27.3) 1.88) .62/ 11.57/27600 
Cow 8. | 
Average per Day. 
Grain mixture,* - | 9.9)1.68).45| 4.98) — | — | 7.4/1.26].34] 3.74, — 
Linseed meal, of 2 OIC ORF. 22) 85) = fh eae eae BG neo aes 
Total conc. food, |12.8/2.66).67) 5.83] 2.8|18600} 9.6|2.00/.50| 4.38}14000 
Corn stover, - - | 9.3} -27).07] 3.95} —-.| —-: |: 7.0} .20/.05] 2.96) — 
Oat straw, - =} 5 O): TON 08).2 07} |) = 4 2h 07/200) 5 5 ames 
Turnips, - - 150 .05). OI) 39) —- |) =| 4, 2). 04). OF, 220) = 
Total coarse food,|20.5| .42).16) 6.41/16.2113400|15.4] .31|.12| 4.80)10000 
Total food, - |33.3/3.08|.83)12.24] 4.6/32000)/25 .0/2.31|.62| 9.18)24000 
Uneaten stover butts,) 1.3} .05].02) .68/ — | 1400} I.0| .04).02| .53) 1150 
Total eaten, - |82.0/8.03).81)/11.56| 4.430600 24.0/ 2.27) .60) 8.65/22850 
Average per Day for 
flerd. 
Total conc. food, - |14.7/2.38|.66| 7.57) 3.8/21300|11.4|1.84).51| 5.87\|16500 
Total coarse food, - |19.9) .40).16) 6.21/16.3/12950|15.4| .31).13] 4.81) 10050 
Total food, - |34.6/2.78).82/13.78] 5.6)34250/26.8/2.15) .64)10.68|/26550 
Uneaten stover butts,} 1.3) .05).02) .68) — | 1400] 1.0) .04/.02) .53| I150 
Total eaten, _- '33,3/2.73 .80 13.10, 5.5 32850 25, 812.11 .62/ 10.15 25400 









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