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A STUDY OF RATIONS FED TO MILCH COWS. 63 
TABLE 4. 
Datry Test No. 38.—Statistics of herd from Whee 6 to March 
Tiel OOOn 
ro) af 3 DaILy DaiLty PERCENT- Dairy 
Z Oo |  |'#0 | Mix Frow. AGE OF Fat. | YIELD oF Fart. 
Ne BREED. 0 om a 
o < = 34 r 
x =H | Min.| Max.| Avg.| Min.| Max.| Avg.| Min.| Max.| Avg. 
Yrs. | Lbs. | Mos.} Lbs. | Lbs. | Lbs % % % Lbs. | Lbs. | Lbs. 
i od Cae hae eer es Oneem= | TA.0115.8' 16,1) 6.2 1:6.7 16,45). orl r.orlueun 
a) G. Jy., Sere SenOps = 175i 8.08.3) 63:4 0.2 VO.b | 2401015310 OL 
Bieeriole, = | 6 | 700 | — | 12.0) 13.21 12.7) 5.6 16,5} 6.1 | .68) 84) 377 
4| Native, - 5 1750) — | 12.5| 13.5) 12.9) 6.6 | 6.316.811 .7o) .81) .75 
go. JSy-, - | 10 |925| — | 16.4] 19.3|17,8) 5.2 | 6.3 | 5.8] .93/1.14/1,08 
6) G. Jy., - | 6 | 750| — | 22.1) 24.2) 23,8) 4.7 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 1.04) 1.39) 1.20 
7| Native, -| 8 | 825| — | 25.1/27.5| 26.5] 4.5 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 1.15] 1.47| 1.27 
8) Geely. - | 21750| — | 10.0} 10.8/10,5] 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.4} .52| .60] ,67 
9| G. Jy., =| 7 | 725) — |21.9| 24.5|23.1) 4.1 | 5.0| 4.6] .90/1.e4/1.06 
1o| G. Jy., orieeeOSOve——a ls o.art it) L0,5)'5.3|°0,.2% 0.7 | 52) 26310460 
11| Native, =| 6 | 725) — |17.6| 20.2} 19,4) 5.4 | 6.2 | 5,8 | 1.02) 1.22/1,18 
12} G. Jy., - | 7 |750) — |17.8/18.8) 18.8) 5.0| 5.6} 5.8] .o2!1.03) .97 
ta Ge ly. - | 6 | 725} — | 22.7/ 23.9) 28,8) 4.7} 5.8 | 5.5 | 1.10} 1.39] 1.28 
14, G. Hol., -| 9 | 750) — | 21.0) 23.0 21,9] 4.3 | 5.6 | 4.7 | .o2/1.17/1.04 
Herd avg.,- | — | 750; — | — | — 117.44 —!—15.5|—!— |! .94 









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


Kinps oF Foop. 
Average per Day. 
Grain,* - = é 
Hay, Ist quality, - 
Hay, 2d quality, - 
Stover, - = $ 
Potatoes, - - 
Total coarse food, - 
Total food, . 
Minimum per Day. 
Concentrated food, 
Coarse food, - - 
Total food, - 
Maximum per Day. 
Concentrated food, 
Coarse food, - - 
Total food, r 

* The grain used was mixed as follows: Wheat bran, 4.1 lbs.; 
corn meal, 1 1b.; Buffalo gluten feed, 2 lbs; cotton seed meal, 2.1 Ibs. 

























PER 1000 Lzs., Live WEIGHT. | PER sine Whe 2: (750 
4 Diceswere NGatiEaes. AND | . | DIGESTIBLE Nueeee 
om FugEL VALUE. [igang AND FuEL VALUE. 
a 2) 
rae ve 2 2) Se ee a 
Peters sop ee ees a 68 2) ae 
“g\ sje] as (esas (*3) 8 6) 35] as 
fk) Paes fh | Ay > 
Lbs. | Lbs. | Ibs} Lbs. 5h Gal: bse cbs: Ibs} Lbs. |) Gal 
13.6] 3.00].82) 5.45] 2.4 19200 10.2| 2.25 .61] 4.09/14400 
5.4] .19].06] 2.55; — | — | 4.0 .14].04] I.g1} — 
5-4) 9.20): 04) 92.20) =) 4 | 4.0) 1.221.03), 1.65) => 
Scott ahOs 3050) ——sly = 1 O27). 10.04); (2.07), — 
AF O3te= 16 45] eee OO Li. E34 i 
22, 301004151 8.70) 13.8 18150 16.7} .49).E1| 6.57/13550 
35.9] 3.66] .97/ 14.21) 4.5/37350 26.9 2.74) .72) 10.66 27950 
12.7| 2.80/.76) 5.10} 2.4/17900 9.5, 2.10|.57| 3.83/13400 
22.6} .65}.16) 8.87/14.2/18400 17.0 .49).12| 6.65/13800 
35.3] 3-45] .92|13.97| 4.7 36300 26.5/ 2.59) .69| 10.48|27200 
13.9, 3.07] .84] 5.57| 2.4/19600 10.4) 2.30/.63) 4.18/14700 
22.8 .66|.15| 8.98 ‘14.1 18600 17.1] .50).11 6.73}13900 
36.7| 3.73] .99/14.55| 4.5 38200 27.5| 2.80] .74] 10.91|/28600 

per day per average weight of herd. 




linseed meal, 1 1b.; 
Total, 10.2 lbs. 
