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» 4) G. Jy-, | 5 | 800] 3 | 20-4 | 24-5 | 22.4 | 3.4/ 4.0/3.6 
21G. Jy., ) Io | 825| 2 | 21-7] 25-0| 23.2 3.3/ 4-1 3.9 | .76| .99/. 
3G Jy-- | 3 |675; 5} 11-2) 130/119 4.1 | 4.9/4.6 | -49| -59| .55 
4| Native, | 12 1725] 9} 8.5|103) 9.5 4.1/5.0 45 | .35| .52/ .42 
5| Native, | 7 (725) 4 16.8 | 19.6} 17.9 3.7/| 4-8 | 40 | .65| -86/ .72 
» 6) G. Jy.. | 3.650) 5 | 10.6| 13.2/ 12.0 | 4.1) 4.9 | 4.7 | .48| -65 | .56 
7|G. Jy-, | 47825) 4 | 19-8 | 22.4| 21.2 3.6/42 40/.71| -90) .84 
8) G. Jy., | 6 | 800) 2 | 21-4 | 24-7 | 23.1 3.0) 3.6/3.4 | .65| .89| .78 
g| Native, | 5 | 850] 3 | 18.9| 22.0| 20.4 4.2) 4.9 4.6 | -79| 1.02/| .94 
10} Native, | 12 |g00/ 1 | 19.9 | 25.0} 23,5 | 3.6} 4.5 | 41 | .82| 1-12] .95 
) 22| Native, | 12 | 825] 1 | 22.9} 28.4 | 25.5 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.8 | -82 | 1-16 | .97 . 
I2| Native, | 13 | Soo 2 | 18.0 | 24.0} 19.6 | 3.2 | 3.6|3.4].59| -86) .67 
53) G. Jy.. | 2|600} 6] 9.4} 11.1 / 10.2 | 4.5 | 5-1|48]-45] -53/ .49 
/ 14) G. Jy-, | 5 | 800) ole Wa oh aa 18.9 3.9 49 29 73 -97 .8 bd 
» 45) G. Jy, | 2 |600; 5} 9-1/ 15-2) 10.5) 4.5 | 5.0/4.7 | -43| -76 .50 
16} G. Jy., | 2 600] 5 | 10.1 | 15.7 11.5 | 4-9 | 5-5| 5.1} .51| -83) .59 
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_ Cob meal, = - | 8.3] -94| -32| 5-74] -37] — | -71)-26] 4-92] — | — 
_ Bran, - = | 3-8) .65] .18] 2-11) -33] — | -51)-13]| 1.50 - — 
Total conc. food, | 12 1 1.59 .50, 7-85! -70 20950) 1.22 .39 6.42, 6.1 15800 ; 
_ Fodder, - - {16.1} .89) .34] 5-62/4.16) — | .40] .og/ 5.29; — | — - 
_ Oat hay, = - | 8.4) .64) .28) 3.54. 2.10 — ) .35| -16| 3.38] — | — 
Total coarse food, 4.5 1.53 9.16 6.26 34150) .75| -25 | 8.67) 12.4 18600 
_ Total food, - 36.6 3.12 122 17.01 6. ees - oy .64 (15.09 8.5 34400 
; Minimum per day. . | . 
oe oncentrated food, | 12.5) 1.62 52 8.11 edeeatied -4I | 6.66 6.2 16400 ; 
Coarse food, - 20.2) 1.28) .52, 7-59 5.16 (28300, ei -22 7.19 12.3 15500 y 
Total, - - |32.7| 2. ay 1.04, 15.70 5.87 49900 I. 87 -63 | 13.35, 8.2 31900 
Maximum per day. | . | 
Concentrated food, 12.5) I. 64 52 8.08 .72/21600) 1.26) .41 | 6.61) 6.1 16400 ' 
‘Coarse food, - [28.9 1.78 -71) 10.72 aes .86 .28 | Io. 14 12.6 21600 : ’ 
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