114 EXPERIMENTS WITH ENSILAGE, 



Lot I. 



consisted of three bulls, two Shorthorns and one Ayreshire. No. 1, a Short- 

 horn bull calf, aged 9 mouths ; No. 'i, an Ayreshire bull, aged 15 months ; No. 

 3, a Shorthorn bull, aged 1-1 months. 



Lot IL 



was composed of two large dry cows, Shorthorns, nearly alike as to weight, 

 condition and feeding qualities. No. 4, aged 6 years ; M o. 5, aged 8 years. 



Lot III. 



was made up of four milk cows ; three Ayrshires and one Shorthorn. No. 6, 

 Ayreshire, aged 3 years, calved October 2, 1882 ; No. 7, Ayreshire, aged 4 years, 

 calved September 29, 1882; No. 8, Ayreshire, aged 4 years, calved October 4, 

 1882; No. 9, Shorthorn, aged 4 years, calved November 24, 1882. 



PREVIOUS TREATMENT. 



Owing to the mildness of the fall weather the cows were turned out during 

 the day until about the first of December, when they were given dry cornstalks 

 and meal twice daily. The three bulls had been let out during the summer 

 previous, only for exercise. 



During the month of November all the cows selected for the experiment had 

 lost weight except No. 4 (Stewart Queen 9th), she having gained nothing. 

 The bulls had each gained in weight. 



They were all in good or fair condition except No. 9 (Hermia 2d) ; she, hav- 

 ing dropped a calf a short time previous, was rather thin in flesh. 



TREATMENT DURING THE EXPERIMENT. 



The cattle were attended throughout the experiment by one person, and pains 

 was taken to secure regularity in everything pertaining to the feed and care of 

 the animals. 



The animals were fed regularly three times daily at 0:15 a. m , 11:30 a. m., 

 and 4:30 p. M. They were watered in the stall at 9 A. m., and had access to 

 water when turned out to exercise, from 2 p. m., till 4 p. m. 



The milking was done just before the regular morning and evening feedings. 



The animals Avere daily groomed with card and brush; the stables were cleaned 

 and littered both morning and afternoon. Salt was given regularly three times 

 each week. They were weighed on putting up, and regularly each week there- 

 after at 3: 30 p. M. The time of feeding consisted of periods of three weeks 

 each. 



FEED AND FEEDING NOTES. 



The rough feed was cut into one-fourth and one-half inch lengths by a power 

 cutter. The cornstalks, dried corn fodder, and hay were all of good quality. 

 The meal had 14 parts corn meal, 4 parts oat meal, and 9 parts wheat bran by 

 height. 



During the second and third periods the bulls had daily one pound of oil 

 meal each, besides their regular feed of corn and oat meal and wheat bran. 

 One pound per day of oil meal was given No. 8 during the third week of the 

 first period. Exact notes were kept of feed given to each animal, and if any 

 was left in mangers it was weighed and deducted from amount given. 



