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milk and fat can be given, particularly for the first year. Since the 

 records in this year closed the first of November, the comparisons of 

 cost have been calculated in each year from the beginning of lactation 

 to November 1. 



The following schedule of prices for foods has been used in making 

 these calculations: 



Hay $7 00 per ton 



Silage 2 00 per ton 



Roots 2 50 per ton 



Beet pulp 1 00 per ton 



Linseed oil meal, O. P 30 00 per ton 



Cottonseed meal 25 00 per ton 



Ground oats 20 00 per ton 



Com meal 20 00 per ton 



Wheat bran 18 00 per ton 



Wheat middlings 18 00 per ton 



Buckwheat middlings 18 00 per ton 



Gluten feed 18 00 per ton 



Malt sprouts 15 00 per ton 



Pasture (including soilage) 30 per w'k 



The following table shows the comparative cost of milk and fat 

 for the seven cows that were continued in the experiment, from the 

 beginning of lactation till November 1, for the first, second and third 

 lactation periods. No attempt was made to estimate the cost in the 

 fourth period: 



Table VIII. — Food Cost of Milk and Fat. 



Bearing in mind that the cows were fed in 1901 regardless of 

 economy and with the sole idea of getting them to consume as much 

 lis possible, the food cost production compares very favorably with 

 that of 1900, while in 1902 a greatly increased production was secured 

 at a decidedly lower cost for food. The increased production was 



