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EJPERIMEXTAL FARMS 



5 GEORGE v., A. 1915 

 Dairy Cow Feediny Experiment No. 6. — Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa. — Con. 



Comparing Caldwell's Molasses Meal with Molassine Meal. 



Period 

 3. 



Caldwell's 



Molasses 

 Meal. 



Period 

 5. 



Caldwell's 

 Molasses 

 Meal. 



Periods 



3 and 5 



Average. 



Cak well's 

 Molasses 

 Meal. 



Period 

 4. 



Molassine 

 Meal. 



Number of cows in test 



Pounds of milk produced by 11 cows lb . 



Average milk per cow per day " 



Average per cent of fat in milk p.c. 



Total pounds of fat produced by eleven cows lb. 



Average pounds fat per cow per day " 



Total meal consumed " 



Total molasses consumed " 



Mixture consumed per 100 pounds fat produced. ..." 

 Mixture consumed per 100 pounds milk produced. . " 

 Findings from Experiment. — 



Cost of meal mixture fed $ 



Value of roughage fed 



Total cost of feed , 



Cost to produce 100 pounds fat 



Cost to produce 1 pound fat 



Cost to produce 1 pound butter 



Profit on 1 pound butter at 30 cents per pound 



Cost to produce 100 pounds milk 



Profit on 100 pounds milk at $1.70 per cwt 



11 



2,4.38- 

 SI- 

 S' 

 92- 

 1- 

 941- 

 235 

 1,270' 

 48' 



6 



8 

 6 

 20 



15-52 

 4-38 

 19-90 

 21-49 

 0-214 

 0-171 

 0-129 

 0-812 

 0-888 



11 

 2,479- 

 32-2 



3-85 

 95-4 

 1-24 

 941- 

 235- 

 1,234- 

 47-6 



15-52 

 4-38 

 19-90 

 20-88 

 0-208 

 0-166 

 0-134 

 0-801 

 0-899 



11 

 2,402- 

 31-1 

 3-8 

 91-2 

 1-18 

 941- 

 2.35- 

 1,289- . 

 48-9 



16-00 

 4-S8 

 20-38 

 22-34 

 0-223 

 0-178 

 0-122 

 0-848 

 0-852 



The average of the Caldwell's ineal periods was here higher than the Molassine 

 period, and in conjunction with the lower cost of the former meal the total cost to pro- 

 duce was consequently lowered. 



CoiMPARiNG Caldwell's Molasses Meal with a Meal Ration less Molasses. 



Number of cows in test 



Pounds of milk produced by 11 cows lb. 



Average milk per cow per day " 



Average per cent fat in milk p.c. 



Total pounds fat produced by 11 cows lb. 



Average pounds fat per cow per day " 



Total meal consumed " 



Total molasses meal consumed " 



Mixture consumed per 100 pounds fat produced. ..." 

 Mixture consumed per 100 pounds milk prodi e:d. . . . 



Findings from Experiment. — 



Cost of meal mixture fed % 



Value of roughage fed " 



Total cost of feed " 



Cyost to produce 100 pounds fat " 



Cost to produce 1 pound fat " 



Cost to produce 1 pound butter " 



Profit on 1 pound butter at 30 cents per pound. . . . " 



Cost to produce 100 pounds milk , " 



Profit on 100 pounds milk at $1.70 per cwt " 



Period 5 



Caldwell's 



Molasses 



Meal. 



11 



2,438 



31 



3-8 



92-6 



1 



941- 

 235- 

 1,270- 

 48-5 



6 



20 



15-52 

 4-38 

 19-90 

 21-49 

 0-214 

 0-171 

 0129 

 0-812 

 0-888 



Period 7. 



Caldwell's 



Molasses 

 Meal. 



11 

 2,202 



28 



3 



79 



1 



941 



235 



1,482 



53 



5 



6 



3 



02 



15-52 

 4-38 

 19-90 

 25 09 

 0-25 

 0-20 

 010 

 0-90 

 0-80 



Periods 



5 and 7 



Average. 



Caldwell's 



Molasses- 

 Meal 



11 

 2,320- 

 30-1 

 3-7 

 86- 



1-21 



941- 



235- 



1,376- 



51- 



15-52 

 4-38 

 19-90 

 23-29 

 0-232 

 0-185 

 0-115 

 0-F56 

 0-844 



Period 6. 



Meal EatioR 



less 

 Molasses. 



11 

 2,199- 



28-5 

 3-7 



81-4 

 1-05 

 1,176- 



1,444- 

 53-4 



14-60 

 4-38 

 18-98 

 23-32 

 0-233 

 0-186 

 0-114 

 0-863 

 0-837 



Ottawa. 



