704 BOARD OF AGRICULTUKE. 



KEPORT OF HERD A. 



At the end of the first year's test, the owner of this herd disposed of 

 a few of the poorest cows, but the herd still contained many poor dairy 

 animals. The herd was composed of natives, grade Holsteins, and grade 

 Shorthorns, which were by no moans of the dairy type. The cows were 

 in better condition during the second year than they were in the first 

 year's test. 



In the second year the herd received a better ration, the rough fodder 

 was about the same, but the meal portion of the ration consisted of 

 shorts and Peoria gluten, instead of corn meal and gi-ound rye. which 

 were the chief concentrates during the first year. The«> kind of concen- 

 trates and roughage fed during the two years was as follows: 



First year— Corn meal, ground rye, ground oats, crushed corn and 

 cob meal, corn silage, timothj- hay. 



Second year— Shorts, Peoria gluten, corn stover, corn silage, timothy 

 hay. 



It will be seen as reported in Bulletin 85. that tliis herd received 

 rather poor rations during the first year, which were about as follows: 



The fresh cows received a small allowance of bran and corn meal, 

 together with timothy hay and silage, from October 1, 1901, to January 

 1, 1902. During the months of January and February to the cows giving 

 the largest flows of millv, was given approximately the following ration: 



Dry 

 Food Staffs. Lbs. Matter. 



Corn meal 10 8.91 



Silage 35 7..31 



Timothy hay 10 8.GS 



Total nutrients 24.90 1.385 14.965 .815 



The ration which the cows received from March 1 to May 1 was 

 perhaps somewhat better than the ration fed in January and February, 

 but it conUl have been much improved with mill feed. The ration to the 

 fresh cows was about as follows: 



Dni 

 Food Stuffs. Lbs. Matter. 



Rye 4 3.54 



Crusliod corn and cob meal... 4 3.40 



Silage 35 7.31 



Timothy hay 7 0.08 



Total nutrients 20.33 1.083 12.097 .503 



