
A STUDY OF -RATIONS FED TO MILCH COWS. 






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TABLE wi 
airy 632 V0. 22.— Statistics of flerd from Jan. 29 to Feb. I0, 
ISO4. 
a Ss on DaILy DaILy PERCENT- DaAILy 
2 v a CS: Mick FLow. AGE OF Fart, YIELD OF Fart. 
4: | BREED. = 3 | ae 
re me s4 Min. | Max. | Avg. | Min.|Max.| Avg.| Min. | Max. | Avg 
reste Mos.) tbe! ine Lbs, | @ | @ |g | Lbs | Liber ithe: 
Pearce; | Lt 1875) 2 | 16.4) 19.0! 17,7 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 471 79’) .89) 188 
eee Ue). o0d) 2) 17.0 | To.7 | 18.8 13.4) 3-9/ 3.7. .58 1 7) eG 
ee Dut 7 900) 2 21.1 |) 23.8 | 22.7 13.51 4.01 3,8) .80] 1951) 286 
AG yy-5 | 9 (750) 4 | 14.2 | 17.1 | 15,8) 3.5 | 3.9/8.8] .53'| .67) .60 
Bee ative, s")000)} 1 | 18.1 ) 21.6 | 20.9 | 3-4./4.01 3,6) .66) 9 .79g)) 774 
ee yey ra 750) 1 | 174s) 9,9 | 18.7 | 3.0 )3.013,8 | .53 ) 72°62 
7| G. Jy., Geel) On i 7 Sel Cie24 18.9)°3-6:1'4.0°) 3,0.) 7", 20 ea To os 
emivan ao pye5) 4)| 15,4) 17.3 16.0) 4.01 4:8 14,0) .63) o74 1 769 
g| Native, 3 6001 9 B67 0,01 9.01431 SO 4 ele 38 Aono 
Peer ye tO | 85012 | 78.71) 9.6) ° 9,2] 3:9) 4:8 | 4b 33 1 42 7) 38 
mupereGy./ 4800) 81 5.9] 8.0) 6.94.31 4.8)4.67 .27) 37 | 32 
Bei ative, | 341 700!) 9.| 9.6} 12.3 | 11.0: 3.6 4.1: 3.9 | .367 148.) 449 
Bae ative, 3 |825| 9 | 9.0! 15.1 | 18.5) 3.6) 4.3/3.9 -39) .61) (58 
14| Native, | 3 /650]/ 11 | 8.5| 10.5) 9.2/4.8)5.4/6.1| .42) .53| .47 
Bememyes)) 4} O25) 11.) 2.5, / “74 |- 6.475.211 5.915.5) «25 } 140) 35 
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Pounds of Food and Nutrients per Day per 1,000 Lbs., Live Weight. 


Kunps oF FEEp. 
Cob meal, - - 
Wheat bran, - 
Total conc. food, 
Stover, - - 
Oat hay, - - 
Hay, - - - 
Total coarse food, 
Total food, - 
Minimum per day. 
Concentrated food, 
Coarse food, - 
ictal. = - 
Maximum per day. 
Concentrated food, 
Coarse food, - 
Beetals | = = 
om | Average Fed per 
Day. 
lee 
n 
9.8 
13.4 
222 
10.2 
18.1 

28.3 


Protein. 
1.42 
1.70 
Fat. 
bs: 
.18 
“10 
-37 
a desl 
.19 
a2 
71 
.88 
37 
47 
84 
.38 
a 









TOTAL 
NuTRIENTS AND FUEL VALUE. 
e ’ — 0 s 
eh aie ee 
Gero seed alae Mins 
AOpieeon 44 
PRAGA © 24). Ss .62 
6.25) .61|16900) 1.06 
JAG ie OOhm ales 
218 3 \te Of) a a1. 
2-050; OS sal 20 
.77|4.41|27800] .85 
14,02) 5.02/44700 1.91 
6.08} .62)16550/ 1.05 
6.04] 3.91/22950] .72 
12.12| 4.53)39500) 1.77 
6.33) .65/17250/1.10 
9.01| 4.41|30250| .go 
15.34| 5.06/47500} 2.00 
Bele 
.89 

DIGESTIBLE 
NUTRIENTS AND FUEL VALUE. 
pe OR NE Aree a A ORE 
Fat. 

Lbs. 
ne 
mie 

520 
.06 
sLO 
a 8 

25 
me)s) 
.29 
2k 

54 
30 
(27 

+57 

Carbo- 
hydrates. 

Lbs. 
3-49 
1.56 
5.05 
2.29 
2.39 
2.78) — 

7.46 
12.51 
4.92 
5.96 
10.88 


Nutritive 
Ratio. 
Fuel 
Value. 




16600 
6 
7.329200 

5.4 12300 
g.2, 13500 
6.9 25800 

(12850 
18400 
7-5 31250 
5-3 
10.1 




