A STUDY OF RATIONS FED TO MILCH COWS. TAS 
AVERAGE DAILY RATION. HERD R. 
Test No. 55. Hay of mixed grasses 8.5 Ibs., corn silage 27.5 lbs., and 6.2 lbs. 
of grain feeds mixed as follows: ground wheat rgo lbs., Buffalo gluten feed 160 
Ibs., and provender 150 lbs. 
Test No. 57. Basal, (with slight variations in amounts of coarse fodder for 
the different groups): Hay of mixed grasses 29-31 lbs., corn silage 6.0-6.9 lbs., 
corn stover 2 lbs., and 7.4 lbs. of grain feeds mixed as follows: mixed wheat . 
feed 200 lbs., Buffalo gluten feed 200 lbs., provender 200 lbs., and cotton seed 
meal 150 lbs. Additional grain feeds: Group B, 1 lb., and Group C, 2 lbs. of a 
mixture of equal parts Buffalo gluten feed and cotton seed meal. 
TABLE 39. 
Average weight of food and digestible nutrients fed per cow per 
day, with fuel value and cost, in dairy herd | 
tests Nos. 55 and 57. 
[Average weight of herd 750 lbs. ] 




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First Test No. 55. | Lbs.) Lbs.|Lbs| Lbs.| Lbs. 
Whole Herd. | 
Concentrated food, --|..6,2) -:86!.2213.03).. 11) 3.14) 8970) "4.2) 5912.2 












Bin 
Coarse food, - - |36.0} .63].32/6.00/2.81| 8.81|18900|15.1/10.9|3.4| 7.5 
Potal food; - .- - 49.9/1.49|.549.03.2.99.11.9527270 8.816.85.611.2 
SECOND TEsT No. 57. | | 
Group A. | 
Concentrated food, - | 7.4)1.60).32/2.78) .13) 2.91} 9740} 2.3) 7.4/3.8) 3.6 
Coarse food, - - |37.7| -49).29)4.80/2.88 7.68/16420|/17.0|10 013.4 6.6 
Total food, - - 45.1:2.09).61/7.58'3.01 10.59/26160, 5.7:17.4.7.210.2 
Group B. | 
Concentrated food, - | 8.4/1.95|.38/3.05| .16) 3.21|/11200| 2.1) 8.5/4.6) 3.9 
Coarse food, - - 137.0] .47|.29/4.68/2.80) 7.48/16010|17.3) 9.8/3.2] 6.6 
Total food, - - 45.42.42 677.73 2.96 10.69/27210 5.0)18.3/7.8/10.5 
Group C. | | foe 
Concentrated food, - | 9.4/2.30).45|3.32| .18| 3.50/12690) 2.0) 9.6/5.3] 4.3 
Coarse food, - - |40.0| .52/.32/5.10/3.06| 8.16)17500|17.1/10,8/3.6| 7.2 
Total food,  - - 49.42.82 .77 8.42.3.2411.6630190) 4.7/20.4'8.911.5 


