A STUDY OF RATIONS FED TO MILCH COWS. 6I 
TABLE 2. 
Datry Test No. 36.—Statistics of herd from February rr to 
February 22, 1896. 
























fe) 3 oa DaILy | DatLty PERCENT- DaiILy 
A B oe Sy la Mire Flow: AGE OF Fat. | YIELD oF Fart. 
= REED, 2 3 aa ; | | 
4 = So Min. Max. Avg.| Min.| Max.| Avg.| Min.) Max.| Avg. 
Yrs. | Lbs. | Mos.| Lbs. | Lbs. | Lbs.| ¢ q, % | Lbs.| Lbs. | Lbs. 
eee ee a0. 750) —)-13.7| 15.9 14,6) 5.7 | 6.5 1.6.2) .82.| 96) ,90 
Be ere 21075) > | 7-8), 9.9) 9.11'5.0./ 5.9) 5.4) 391 154) 140 
SheGrrliol....\!- 6 | 700| — | 12.3) 13.9 13.1 Bde) O41 G0 G6 eras f 
4} Native, -.| 5 | 750) — |11.8)/13.2/19.6] 5.4 | 5.8| 5.5 | .66] .74] .69 
5| G. Jy., - | 10 | 925) — |14.4/18.9/17.4! 4.5 | 5.9 | 5.4| .65 |1.17| .94 
GG. Ty:; pee 750.) —= | 219124.0/ 202.9) 4.8 6.4 | 6.1 711.0711/50) 1,46 
7| Native, =~} & 1825] — |24.4) 27.0) 26.2) 4.1 | 5.0 | 4,6 {1.05 |1.35.11.20 
$| Gi yy., sale 50 1e—> 140.0) 71-1110.5) 4.41 5:4) 5.1) 4g | +5 7904,0% 
ol Geily.. -| 7 |725| — | 22.0] 24.0) 29.8) 3.7 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 84 |r'r5 | 1.00 
10| G. Jy., Sea 2h) O04) — te 973/.10,0110;0| 5.07) 5/8 WO | 630) 61/254 
Ii} Native, -| 6 | 725| — |16.7/19.1/17.9| 4.7 | 5.9 | 5.5 | .85 |1.12| .98 
¥2)- Go" ly;, = Pei 5O le B10. 2) 18557 17,6) 455 6.5.21 5,0) .79 1.94) oo 
T9h G.- fy. , ae Oe 7 25))5— 119.0) 2913) al:1).4-0:1.5.5 | 6:6.) -98 (1.20116 
Tapes tiol,,. — - ops lore 22 Opal i 4o tan 51S 4,0 | .Ol |. 24 aGo 
Herd avg., | — |750| — | —! — |/17.0 —/|—1|5.8| —| — | .87 





Pounds of food and nutrients per day per rooo pounds, live 
weight, and per average weight (750 pounds) of herd. 






























PER 1000 Lss., Live WEIGHT. VaR ie einer (750 
», | DicrsTisLE NUTRIENTS AND . | DIGESTIBLE NUTRIENTS 
a FuEL VALUE. al AND FugEL VALUE. 
Kinps oF Foon. aA LF a 
mH sigs S Oe 
SEO eth ie ona eo ee 
4g] 8 || 22 /28| 32/25] 2 #| 22 | 32 
a H } vz a 2 6 Bog 
el Geen es: mi te ead aes | O= | “> 
Average per Day, | Lbs.|Lbs.|Lbs| Lbs. | 1: | Cal. | Lbs.|Lbs.|Lbs) Lbs. Cal. 
Grains . - | 12.6] 2.36] .54/ 5.84) 3.0/17500} 9.4|1.77|.40| 4.38,13150 
Hay, Ist quality, - | 6.6) .23/.08! 3.12 — | — | 5.0) .17|.06| 2.34 — 
Hay, 2d quality, - | 6.6] .35].04/ 2.69) — | — | 5.0] .26).03) 2.02) — 
Stover, - - - | 9-5] .16].06/ 3.84, — | — | 7.1] .12|.04| 2.88) — 
Potatoes, - Pye ae 45|\— 7} = 2.0] .02| — 34. — 
Total coarse food, - | 25.4) .77 18 10.10 13.7/21000/ 19.1} .57)/.13) 7.58 15700 
Total food, - |38.0)3.13).72 15.94 5.638500) 28.5) 2.34) .53| 11.96 28850 
Minimum per Day. | | | 
Concentrated food, |11.7/2.18].50| 5.42) 3.0|16250| 8.8/1.64/.37| 4.0612150 
Coarse food, - - |24.8) .72|.17) 9.85| 14.2/20350| 18.6} .54).13) 7.39 15300 
Total food, - | 36.5] 2.90] .67| 15.27) 5.8/36600] 27.4) 2.18] .50) 11.45 27450 
Maximum per Day. | | 
Concentrated food, | 12.3) 2.30).53) 5.70 3.0/17150) 9.2/1.73].39| 4.28 12850 
Coarse food, - - | 28.8) .88).20) 11.55) 14.5|23950) 21.6) .66).15 8.66 17950 
Total food, Ser Ald) Jeb one7S 17:25), 0.0|4 L100} 30. 3),2.30| 54 12.94 30800 



* The grain used was mixed as follows: Wheat bran, 3.7 lbs.; linseed meal, 1.6 lbs.; 
corn meal, 1.6 lbs.; Buffalo gluten feed, 2.5 lbs. Total, 9.4 lbs. per day per average 
weight of herd. ; 
