24                                      Carotene Content of Grasses

                                                                        TABLE III

    Statement of consumption of guinea grass by the experimental cows and milk-yield and fat percentage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Week ending

Cow Nos.

Cow Nos.

Cow Nos.

Average

256

257

Average

247

263

Average

274

278

10th September 1936 . .

31.7

30.85

31.275

28.07

41.0

34.535

24.42

21.14

22.78

Analysis of guinea
grass for carotene on

7 occasions during
the course of the ex-

periment gave value
to be 160 to 280 mg.

per kg. These sam-
ples were taken at

different times and

than those shown. in

Table I.

17th September 1936 . .

34.14

32.07

33.15

38.42

40.5

39.46

26.5

23.28

24.89

24th September 1936 . .

34.17

21.42

32.795

41.28

41.0

41.14

27.5

28.71

28.1

1st October 1936 . . .

35.0

35.0

35.0

41.92

42.5

42.21

29.5

29.57

29.535

8th October 1936 . . .

34.85

34.71

34.78

41.78

42.5

42.14

27.71

30.0

28.855

Average .

...

...

33.39

...

39.89

...

...

26.832

Milk-yield per dayin lb.

11th September 1936 . .

10.57

12.857

11.563

21.857

21.357

21.607

17.692

20.357

18.99

18th September 1936 . .

10.428

13.07

11.749

22.428

21.428

22.178

16.142

20.7

18.421

25th September 1936 . .

10.57

12.357

11.463

22.57

21.785

22.177

15.57

21.57

18.570

2nd October 1936 . .

10.0

12.07

1103

22.357

21.785

22.671

15.285

21.785

18.535

9th October 1936 . . .

10.214

12.142

11.17

21.785

21.357

21.571

14.5

21.57

18.035

Average .

...

...

11.437

...

...

21.92

...

...

18.512

Fat Percentage

9th September 1936 . .

5.2

5.5

5.35

4.65

6.2

5.42

4.9

5.35

5.125

16th September 1936 . .

5.35

5.8

5.575

4.65

5.15

4.9

4.25

4.45

4.35

23rd September 1936 . .

5.15

5.25

5.2

4.5

4.7

4.6

4.4

4.5

4.45

30th September 1936 . .

5.15

5.25

5.2

4.65

4.55

4.6

4.45

4.65

4.55

7th October 1936 . . .

5.05

5.0

5.025

4.7

5.3

5.0

4.3

4.45

4.375

Average .

...

...

5.27

...

...

4.904

...

4.57

Weight of animals in lb.

22nd September 1936 . .

720

601

673

675

641

601

2nd October 1936 . . .

734

654

682

660

652

600

6th October 1936 . . .

737

650

695

663

651

592