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A STUDY OF RATIONS FED TO MILCH COWS. 
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Summary of daily rations fed, and daily milk and butter yield 
Jrom thirteen herds with a wide as compared 
with a narrower ration. 


HERD. 

Wide ration 
A Nar. ration 
, 
Wide ration, 
Nar. ration, 
Wide ration 
Nar. ration 
es) 
’ 
! 
Wide ration 
( Nar. ration 
§ 
b) 
Ot 0 
Wide ration, 
Nar. ration, 
bf 
co) 
’ 
Wide ration, 
Nar. ration 
b] 
Ist ration, 
2d eanon: 
at 4 
Wide ration, 
Nar. ration, 
am 
Ist ration, 
2d ration, 
b= 
Wide ration, 
Nar. ration, 
Wide ration, 
Nar. ration, 
2 oe 
Ist ration, 
2d ration, 
Wide ration, 
Nar. ration, 
eS 
uy 
Average II tests 
with wide ra- 
tions, t 
Average II tests 
with narrower 
rations, { 
’ 
| 
| 
| 
: 
| 
| 
: 
: 
: 
; 
| 
: 
| 
: 



° 
Average Weight of 
Cows. 

i 
om 
a 
oo 
NO 
Leal 
750 
2 
725 
600 
O 
tte) 
800 
775 
ES 
750 
725 
750 
77 
or 
25 
765 
705 






















| Dary RATION PER HEAD. ae a 
a ! wn il a Tbs. tb. 
ee |S 2) 2 | Rotel eae x ¢ | Milk. Barrer, 
Peon pie PP Teste S Hee ray = 3 
Si fS SB Re iS bee. b Rie Ball aie ea iase 
eiieei ig toys ene we een ee ET Gs) oct 
eg Viel Lk Chic § Peueg Me Nl ine aligs 
2 2 se /el2/313) 2 sels 
ela aan Ble jzle|4 
A Lbs Cae or Cts. Cts? pbbs.:| Lb3.) ee) Ch Ct Ee 
18/2.15/32750|7.3/ 26.6/14.3|18.1|/1.10/1.47/79| 24 |13 
21|/2.39/29400|5.7 21.7) 9.8)18.9/1.12/1.15)52) 19) 9 
20 1.49|25800|8.5/18.6] 9.5|18.1| .go|1.00 53] 21 | 11 
23)2.01/24700|/5.7,18.3] 9.0]17.9| .g2/1.03|50) 20 |10 
22/1. 38/2T150/7.3)19.4|12.5/13.7| .67|1.41/91| 29 |19 
25/1.80|22400|5.7/17.8] 9.9/13.6] .71/1.30/73] 25 |14 
27|1.29|21800/8.0.14.1| 7.0|14.0] .79\1.01/50/ 18] 9 
29/2 .09/25350)5.5 15.1 6.9]/13.7| .76/1.10/50| 20| 9g 
28/1 .63/30650|/9.2/18.4/10.5/17.9|/1.02|1.03/59| 18 |10 
30|1.81 24950/6.4. 15.9 FT Los Stl sO7e eo 7 0p Lone, 
31/1.32/25450|/9.3/15.1| 6.8/17.8|1.01| .85/38) 15 | 7 
33|2.23|26850/5.5 18.0] 7.0)18.5/1.04) .97/38|17)| 7 
32/2.14/26750|5.7|16.7| 7.6/17.7] .98| .94/43| 17| 8 
34|2.16/26200|5 .5/16.2| 5.6/15.4| .go|1.05/36) 18) 6 
35/1.42/26600/9.0/17.3] 7.0/16.7| .84/1.04/42| 21 | 8 
S712 27 25050|4.9 17.4 5.1/17.4| .90/1.00/29] 19 | 6 
36/2. 34/28850|5.6 23.0] 8.9/17.0|1.02/1.35/52| 23| 9 
38 2.74/27950|4.5 21.7 7.6)17.4/1.10|/1.25|44| 20) 7 
39|1.81/30450/8.0/16.3/10.5|/17.1| .86) .95/61] 19 |12 
[41/2.44/27600/5.1/14.6] 8.3/16.6| .gt| .88)50/ 16] 9 
40/1 .76/30900]8.4/15.6)10.0)16.9/1.02) .g2/59] 15 |10 
42|2.31/28000|5.5/14.9} 8.4/17.0/1.10| .88]49/ 14) 8 
43/2.15|26550/5.5|13.2| 7.7/22.1/1.29| .60/35| 10] 6 
45/3. 26/26050/3.3/13.8) 6.7/23.4/1.33) .59)/29| 10] 5 
44|2.12/30150/6.6|/15.9/10.3/22.8/1.26] .70/45| 13] 8 
46/3.12/29500/4.1/15.7) 9.0/21.4/1.27| .73/42|/12| 7 
—|1.78/28100/7.7|18.1 9.9 18.0 I .00'1 .03/56) Ig |10 
— |2.40/26600/5.1/17.2 8.118.2 1.04] .97/45| 17] 8 
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* Total cost of food less value of obtainable manure. 
x Assuming butter to contain 82.4 per cent. butter-fat and 96.3 per cent. of the fat in 
the whole milk to be saved in the butter. 
ft Results with D and G omitted from averages. 
(See page 42.) 
