REPORT OF THE AilRICLLTURIST 



67 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



ROOTS AXD EKSII^\GE, TURNIPS AND SUGAR MANGELS 



and 



ROOTS AND ENSILAGE, SUGAR MANGELS AND SUGAR BEETS. 



The exi)€riments with sugar beets, sugar mangels and turnips may hardly be said 

 to be as instructive as the previous experiments. They were not carried out quite 

 BO fully for two reasons: the supply of sugar beets was quite limited, and the effects 

 oi th« turnips on the butter was very injurious. 



So far as turnips are concerned, the results show them more expensive than 

 ensilage and roots and not much more effective, since the natural rate of decrease is not 

 retarded. They were fed in large quantities and rendered the butter quite unsaleable 

 When fed after the milk was drawn night and morning the effect was not quite so 

 noticeable but still sufficient to render the butter unpalatable. 



Sugar beets was the only succulent food fed that succeeded in entirely overcoming 

 the normal rate of decrease and in even turning it into an increase of about 3h per 

 cent in two weeks. But the cost was increased although the amount fed was less than 

 in the case of sugar mangels. 



ROOTS AND ENSILAGE^ TURNIPS, SUGAR MANGELS AND SUGAR BEETS. 



Average weight to start Lbs 



Average weight at end of 2 weeks. . n 



Loss — or gain + i 



Meal fed group in 1 day « 



Hay II II II 



Roots and ensilage fed group in 1 day n 

 Sugar mangels n u m 



Turnips ii " » 



Sugar beets h - » n 



Meal fed in 2 weeks h 



Hay II II 



Roots and ensilage fed in 2 weeks. . h 

 Sugar mangels " . . n 



Sugar beets fed in 2 weeks n 



Turnips " n . m 



Value of food fed group in 2 weeks. .? 



II II 1 cow in 1 day. . . . Cts. 



Milk produced by group in 2 weeksLbs, 



First day's milk from group •• 



Second n " i 



Average daily yield of gioup during 



1st week h 



Average daily yield of group during 



2nd week u 



Average daily yield of group dur- 

 ing 2 weeks n 



Next to last day's milk from group « 



Last day's milk from group » 



Decrease in rate of daily milk yield 



in 2 weeks « 



Per cent decrease in rate of daily 

 milk yield p. C. 



Method of Feeding. 



Group G. 



1st Period. 



Regular 

 Ration. 



Number in 

 group, 4. 



30 



12 



200 



420 



1(J8 



2,800 



7.59 



13-5 



928 



71 



68i 



641 



66^ 



64 



62i 



8 



11 



2nd Period 



Turnips, 

 Hay, Meal 



Number in 

 group, 4. 



1,009 



1,016 



+7 



25^ 



20 



277 



357 

 280 



3,880 



8.43 



15 



80G 



60i 



59i 



61 



54 



57f 



53 



55 



6 



10 



3rd Period 



Sugar, 

 Mangels, 

 Hay, Meal 



Number in 

 group, 4. 



Group H. 



1st Period. 



Regular 

 Ration. 



Number in 

 group, 3. 



2nd Period 1 3rd Period 



Sugar 

 Mangels, 

 Hay, !Meal 



Sugar 



Beets, 



Hay, Meal 



Number in Numberin 

 group 3. I group 3. 



1,016 



1,051 



+ 35 



23 



20 



280 



322 



280 



3,920 



8.12 

 14-5 

 692i 

 54' 

 55 



m 



48.i 



50 



48i 



48 



11 



22 



9 



150 



308 



120 



2,100 



5.62 

 13-3 

 8.36i 

 60i 

 63" 



6H 

 571 



60 



57 

 58 



4J 



1,003 

 1,002 

 —1 

 22i 

 15" 



218 



315 

 210 



3,050 



6.94 



16 5 



760 



50 



57 



55i 



54 



54 

 54 

 56 



1 

 H 



1,002 



1,037 



+ .35 



20 



15 



210 

 280 

 210 



2,940 



7.94" 



18 8 



835i 



57| 



585 



58 



61^ 



60 

 60^ 

 60 

 increase 



H 



