. Annual report of the Board of Control of the State Agricultural Experiment Station at Amherst, Mass. Agriculture -- Massachusetts Periodicals. 74 AGRICULTURAL EXPERLMENT STATION. [Jan. h. January 2 to January 20 : — One pound of rowen, 3^ pounds of corn ensilage, ^ pound of the same grain mixture as in preceding ration a. Nutritive ratio, 1 : c. February 4 to February 15 : — Six pounds of corn ensilage, 1 pound of a mixture consisting of wheat bran and gluten meal, equal weights. Nutritive ratio, 1 d. February 18 to March 17: — One and one-half pounds of corn fodder, 1 pound of a
. Annual report of the Board of Control of the State Agricultural Experiment Station at Amherst, Mass. Agriculture -- Massachusetts Periodicals. 74 AGRICULTURAL EXPERLMENT STATION. [Jan. h. January 2 to January 20 : — One pound of rowen, 3^ pounds of corn ensilage, ^ pound of the same grain mixture as in preceding ration a. Nutritive ratio, 1 : c. February 4 to February 15 : — Six pounds of corn ensilage, 1 pound of a mixture consisting of wheat bran and gluten meal, equal weights. Nutritive ratio, 1 d. February 18 to March 17: — One and one-half pounds of corn fodder, 1 pound of a mixture the same as in ration c Nutritive ratio, 1 Cost of Fodder Rations used in Division II. a. b c. d. Total cost of feed consumed (cents), . 171 Manurial value obtainable (cents), . . Netcostof feed (cents), The customary deduction of twenty per cent, of the manurial value of the feed is adopted in the above valuation. Net cost of feed represents its tirst cost, or local market value, less eighty per cent, of the market value of its manurial constituents. Cost of Fodder Articles used in the Experiment. Rowen, per ton, Corn ensilage, per ton, Corn meal, per ton, Wheat bran, per ton, . Gluten meal, per ton, 4. Gain in Live Weight during the Experiment, Division I. (1-3). Time of Observation extended over 152 Du> Live Weight at the Live Weight at the Gain in Live Beginning of Time of Killing Weight during the Experiment before shearing the Experiment (Pounds). (founds). (Pounds). One, 118 25 Two, .... Three, 70 75 323 25 Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Massachusetts State Agricultural Experiment Station. [S. l. : s. n. ]
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