318 BuRKAU or Fakmers' Institutes. 



Can we change the per cent, of fat in a cow's milk? 



Mr. Cook. — Not if the cow is giving a normal flow and is fed 

 up to her capacity. At times it will increase, then it will de- 

 crease, then drop back below her normal level. I have been 

 trying during the last six or seven years to increase the fat in a 

 herd of grade Holsteins, but have been unable to do it, so far. 



Mr. Van Alstyne. — Recently I looked over our book where the 

 Babcock tests are recorded, and found that the tests made every 

 two weeks had not varied more than one-half of one per cent. 

 The herd is made up of Guernseys and high grades. 



How shall we px-event the butter granules from running off in the butter 

 milk? 



Mr. Van Alstyne. — Oftimes that is a great difficulty, but, if the 

 granules are large enough so that they will stand on the surface 

 of the butter milk, there will be no difficulty. Give the churn 

 one or two more turns, then wait till the butter comes to the 

 surface. 



Will dry feed produce as much milk as will wet feed? Would you cut 

 the coarse fodder? 



Mr. Cook. — I suppose that means wet or dry grain foods. I 

 have made some experiments in that line and came to that con- 

 clusion, having fed five cows on cut and wet feed; but I did not 

 get any more milk from them. I found, also that every time I 

 made any change there was a decrease in the milk flow; also that 

 I got most milk when I fed the long uncut hay. It is better to 

 let the cow wet the food with the saliva of her mouth; besides^ 

 she will eat the food more slowly. 



What rate per gallon should the milk producer receive for city milk, 

 with hay at $10, gluten feed $18 per ton, corn meal $15, bran $17? At these 

 prices, which would be most remunerative — milk at 10 cents per gallon, 

 cheese at 10 cents and butter at 22 cents per pound net to the farmer? 



Mr. Pingrey. — I am not prepared to say, but I think we ought 

 to get at least 12 cents per gallon. It is selling now for 10^ cents- 

 per gallon. 



Mr. Ward. — I think the milk shippers are offering 10 cents for 

 the season. 



