24 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



growth. Piece divided into six plots, three cut when in bloom, and 

 three cut about two weeks later. 

 Time: 1888. 



(34) Fodder Investigation. 



Object : The relative amounts and composition of dry matter pro- 

 duced by different varieties of corn grain for ensilage. 



Plan: The growing of the different varieties of corn on equal 

 areas under similar condition of soil, manuring and cultivation. 

 Two acres divided into twelve equal plots, four plots being planted 

 to each variety of corn, southern white, common field corn and 

 sweet corn. 



Time: 1888. 



(35) Feeding Experiment. 



Object : The feeding value of ensilage as compared with hay. 



Plan : The feeding to milch cows and growing steers the same 

 amounts of digestible material in ensilage and hay. The other 

 parts of the ration being alike. 



Time : Fall and winter, 1888-9. 



(36) Feeding Experiment. 



Object : The determination of the actual maintenance ration. 



Plan : Feeding steers with hays, record to be kept of weight 

 and composition of foods fed, change in weights of animals, and 

 weights and composition of excretions. 



f^37) Feeding Experiment. 



Object : The relative value of skimmed milk and corn meal as 

 foods for growing swine. 



Plan : The feeding to two lots of pigs, of two animals each, the 

 same amounts of digestible material, to come more largely from 

 skimmed milk than in the other, a small amount of bone meal to 

 be fed to each lot. Pigs from same litter. 



Time: 1888. 



{38) Feeding Experiment. 



Object : The effect of a lai-ge amount of drink on the growth of 

 pigs. 



Plan : Tho feeding of two lots of pigs, of two each, the same 

 amounts of digestible material, in one case the amount of drink to 

 satisfy the thirst of the animal, and in the other the animal to be 

 induced to drink more than necessary. 



(•5.9) Feeding Experiment. 

 Object : The use of nitrogenous foods in the growing of pigs. 



