
TABLE 3. 
Dairy Test No, 18.—Statistics of Herd from Dec. 4 to 16, 189}. 
A STUDY OF RATIONS FED TO MILCH COWS. 
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fe) a Od DatILy DaiLty PERCENT- DalILy 
A 5 = =O Mitkx FtLow. AGE OF Fart, YIELD oF Pat: 
“ BREED. ae 3 | ay 
(2 = |5,3 | Min. | Max.| Avg. | Min.|Max.| Avg.| Min. | Max. | Avg. 
Wirsiicbssi lose isbs: 4) bse) Jabs. % % % Mbse |) Jcbsaali bss 
HG. Jy., FenQ0O} 3 | 25.3'|.28.5'1 26.8 | 4.3) 4:8 | 4,6) 1.10! 1.36 £1)98 
Cem yeie) 7 O75. 5 | 22:1 | 25.3 | 23.8) 4.4.1 5:1 | 4.81 7.03 | 1.19) 211 
Sere ts.) 500) 8 | 6.9}. 7:6) 7.25.3) 6.3 | 5.9) 34} 246 48 
tay,, -| 619775) 4 | 21.4 | 26.6 | 93.0! 3.9/ 4.7/4.8) .86| 1.17] ,98 
eo eerie O.| 825), 4) 19.5 | 25:7 | 22.41 4.3'| 5.01 4.7) .o7 | 1.17 1106 
6! R. Gy. See esOy | 74) 16,0 ).1812 17.9 | 4.7 5.8.) 54-00 7501 8 GG) Me Oe 
meer Gy, 4 (850) 5 |-20.2 | 22.5 | 21.4! 4.8)5.4) 5.1] .99| 1.18 11,08 
eG. sy) 5 | 800} 4 | 10.8) 12.3 / 11.6 |'5.6 | 6.2 | 5.9} .60) .74) .68 
mer 5. | 700)/(I0 |' 11.8 | 23.9 | 14.1 | 3.8) 4.2 | 4.0) .46) ~.08 | -.67 
mameteye| © |950) 9 | 12.4 |-13.8 | 13.2 |'4.7 | 5.3 | 5.01.60) 271-1. .66 
PeeiyeGy.,, 3/925) 5 | 16.4] 23.0/ 20.4| 3.9] 4.6/4.8] .67| .99] ,87 
Beer Gy.,| 10 |8so| 8 | 6.9) 13.3} 9.1) 4.8) 6.415.6) .4r| .64,), 49 
mee Gy.,| 8 |900! 2 | 27.71 32.3 | 29.31 4.4) 5.0) 4,7 | 1.27 | 1.50 11.88 
rar R. Gy., PeeesOy e OST. 7 4.128 | 1772:| 40°00. 90) 0:6 | eod pu ii20. uae 
MepneGy.,| 4900] 6 | 13.8] 16.8 | 15.4 1-4.8 | 6.1/6.8] .71 | 1.02 |) 82 
Seem - | 4 | 725| 4 | 12.8) 21.8) 19.2 15.6) 6.5|}6.0) .73 | 1.42 11.16 
Pee | 4 | 700] 3°).13.5,] 20.5 | 18.1) 3.91 5.6/4.3) .65) .o1 | 178 
memtreGy:,| 4 |800} 5§ | 13.9| 18.2|17.0)5.4| 7.2/6.5) .75 | 1-24 /1.11 
meee | 2 | 750 |. -3-/139-2 | 16.6 | 14.41 4.9 | 5.71 5.1 }) .58 | 288) 78 


Pounds of Food and Nutrients per Day per 1,000 Lbs., Live Weight. 


Kinpbs oF FEED. 
Wheat bran, - 
Corn meal, - 
Cotton seed meal, 
Total conc. food, 
Ensilage, - = 
Hay, - - 
Total coarse food, 
miotal food, - 
Minimum per day. 
Concentrated food, 
Coarse food, ~ 
Total, - - 
Maximum per day. 
Concentrated food, 
Coarse food, = 
Total, - - 

































o TOTAL DIGESTIBLE 
= NUTRIENTS AND FUEL VALUE. | NUTRIENTS AND FUEL VALUE. 
o 
etwas 2 a |e 
eA | o|42] 8 | 38 Bi 3] 32 a 3s 
re : a ae O ee ie = 
bse lebss | bs. eer Lbs. Catt I bSaiplpss one I Cate 
O27 T2Osh 432) 3.40) 4540 80] .23] 2.46, — | — 
A OMA 7) LOS. 20) 4.05). = .35| .18} 2.88} — | — 
Pee ore ed) | 23 Ol5e.00) 2 —— 65) .I4) .27); — | — 
£253) 2:23), ..65| 7.11) .65|21300) 1.50) (65) 5.61) 1°3.0) 16100 
C221 g4) 1.15 2.30) .-02) —— .16} .12| 2.02) — | — 
2O11H1.8Q} .O1) 8:92) 5.91 64} .33| 8.82) — | — 
32.2/1.53] .76/ 11.31] 6.43/39050| .80| .45) 10.84) 15.0/23600 
44.5 8.76) 1.41) 18.42) 7.08/60350) 2.60 1.00/16.45) 7.3 39700 
12.6|/2.23} .65| 7.36, .67/21850)1.80| .55| 5.81} 4.0/16500 
28.9 1.36} .67| 9.99] 5.01/34350| .71) .40| 9.54 14.8/20750 
41.5) 3.59| 1.32] 17.35) 6.28 |/56200] 2.51) .95|15.35| 7-0,37250 
12.3'2.37| .65| 7.03} .60/21350)1.94] .55| 5.61] 3.6/16350 
36.8) 1.75| .87| 12.98] 7.40]44850| .92| .52/12.44/ 14.9/27050 
49.1| 4.12 1.52] 20.1 | 8.00|66200] 2.86|1.07| 18.05! 7.2'43400 


