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fed skimmed milk made the best 

 daily gains from birth. In Lots 

 B and C, the records given in 

 the other tables are for approx- 

 imately the first 120 days after 

 birth, making it unnecessary to 

 make extra tables for those' lots. 

 In Lot B (Fig. 3), calves Nos. 6, 

 8, 9, 10 and 11 were fed whole 

 milk from birth up to the be- 

 ginning of the experiment, the 

 amount of milk varying with the 

 age of the calf. Some Schu- 

 macher Calf Meal was also fed 

 before Nov. 12, 1907, so they 

 were all somewhat accustomed 

 to it. Calf No 13 was fed from 

 birth exactly in accordance with 

 the directions which came ivith 

 the meal. After Nov. 12, all the 

 calves in this lot were fed as 

 nearly as possible in accordance 

 with the directions, except when 

 the meal was refused or it seem- 

 ed advisable from the standpoint 

 of health to feed them other- 

 wise. 



The directions for feeding the 

 Schumacher Calf Meal are as 

 follows: Let the calf run with 

 the cow or feed him whole milk 

 until seven to ten days old, then 

 begin using about two table- 

 spoonfiils of meal to a pint of 

 boiling water and two quarts of 

 milk at a feed night and morn- 

 ing. Gradually increase the 

 amount of meal until at the end 

 of 14 days the amount for one 

 feed is one quart of milk, three- 

 fourths quart of meal mixed with 

 one pint of cold water and then 



