MADE BY THE FARM DEPARTMENT. 



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1. By Lots : 



Cotnparisons Based on the Table. 



LOT I. 



During the first fortnight this lot had a daily ration of 14 iiouiids meal, 63 

 pounds dry cornstalks, and 30 pounds roots — a full ration. During the sec- 

 ond and third fortniglits, the daily ration was 14 pounds of meal as before, and 

 10*J pounds ensilage — a full ration during the second fortnight, but the cows 

 would have eaten more ensilage during the third, had it been given them. 

 During the fourth, fifth, and sixth fortnights the daily ration was again 14 

 pounds meal, and 129 pounds ensilage — a full ration. 



Here are the results : 



Periods Compared. 



First fortnight--- 



Second and third fortnight 



Fourth, fifth and sixth fortnight 



Average Gain 



in Weight 

 Per Fortnight. 



fl)s. 



4. 



1. 



34.66 



Average Milli 



Yield 

 Per Fortnight. 



B)s. 



431.50 

 393.75 

 363.17 



Daily Average 

 Yield of Milk. 



B)3. 



30.107 

 28.054 

 25.869 



Although the 93 pounds of roots and fodder had been entirely substituted 

 by 109 pounds ensilage, — little more than pound for pound, — the returns of 

 the second and third fortnights are little below the first; and wlien the ensi- 

 lage is increased during the next three fortnights to 139 pounds, — less than 1^ 

 pounds ensilage to one pound of fodder and roots, — the results are consider- 

 ably better than during the first period. Of course, in interpreting the results 

 of the above feeding, the natural shrinkage in milk yield must be taken into 

 account. That the above shrinkages are not great, the following comparison 

 will clearly show. Stewart Queen, — the only other cow that became fresh at 

 the same time of year,— dropped her first calf Aug. 38, 1881. This cow had 

 all the dry cut cornstalks she would eat, a little hay occasionally, a meal ration, 

 richer, but a little lighter than that of Lot I, and, during February, a peck of 

 roots daily. 



Here are the figures: 



Stewart Queen is 3^ years old, aad Nos. 1 and 3 of Lot I, 3 and 3 5-13 years 

 respectively. It will be seen at once, from the above figures, that the cows in 

 Lot I not only, gave, on the average, about 5 pounds more milk daily apiece, 

 but their per cent of shrinkage is less than that of Stewart Queen. ISTor is 

 this all ; for the cows of Lot I gain 40 pounds in weight apiece, while the other 

 cow loses 40 pounds. A reference to the table will sliow, too, that the gain in 

 weight of this lot was almost wholly upon the meal and ensilage ration. 



