To Increase the Fat in Milk. 



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Table VII. — Average Weekly Production of Milk in Pounds. 



Considering the 10 cows, it will be seen that merely through more 

 liberal feeding the yield was increased 46 per cent in milk and 55 per 

 rent in fat. This is the more remarkable when it is remembered 

 ) hat the cows were not selected on account of apparent capacity to 

 improve, but were taken as representative of the whole herd. Atten- 

 1 ion is also called to the remarkable uniformity of gain in the various 

 individual cows •with, the exception of Tilda, who made a very large 

 i;ain, and Chloe who made a relatively small gain; the gains made by 

 Ihe others were very imiform. Referring again to the total yield for 

 the year, it will be seen that eight of the 10 cows produced from 

 '.174: to 346 (average 319) pounds of fat within the year in the second 

 period, or the first year under liberal feed. This yield was main- 

 tained during the third period, when the ration, though still liberal, 

 was materially reduced; but fell back again to about the original 

 nmount when the cows were returned to their former scanty diet. 



It is scarcely to be expected that eight out of 10 cows in every 

 similar herd would develop into so profitable animals if given a similar 

 opportunity; but our experience with this herd is sufficient to call 

 attention to the possibility accrumg from judicious liberal feeding. 



Cost of the Milk and Fat. 

 In this connection, it is of interest to consider the. food cost of the 

 milk and fat under the two systems of treatment. During the time 

 I he cows were at the university, the food was weighed daily for each 

 nnimal so that it is possible to determine accurately the cost of milk 

 siind fat. While the cows were at Mr. Gibson's, a careful memoran- 

 dum was kept of the food and a fairly accurate idea of the cost of 



