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Cost of five days' food, hay at one-half cent per lb., $1 27.5 

 Milk in five days, 152.25 lbs. 



Cost of milk, .837 of a cent per pound, or 1.674 cents the 

 wine quart. 



These cows did not eat the cut hay quite so well as the long 

 hay on the first trial ; so that, on the whole, the experiment 

 shows a small difference in favor of cut hay. 



Third Trial. 



Fed same as second, trial, except gave three pounds Indian 



meal instead of fifty pounds turnips. 



Cut hay daily, ...... 42 lbs. 



Three lbs. Indian meal daily, hay value, . 12 " 



54 lbs. 



Hay value of five days' food, . 



Deduct ten lbs. hay not consumed . 



Cost of five days' food, hay at one-half cent per lb., 

 Milk in five days, ..... 



Cost of milk, hay at one-half cent per pound, .849 of a cent 

 per pound, or 1.698 cents the wine quart. This trial shows 

 that three pounds Indian meal is equal to twelve pounds English 

 hay, or fifty pounds of flat turnips, for milk. 



Fourth Trial. 



Fed cut hay daily, 42 lbs. 



Carrots, 33 lbs., hay value, . . . 11 " 



— 53 lbs. 

 Hay value of five days' food, . . . 265 " 



Deduct five lbs. not consumed, . . . 5 " 



260 « 



Cost of five days' food, hay at one-half cent per lb., 11 30 



Milk in five days, 150.5 lbs. 



Cost of milk, hay at one-half cent per pound, .863 of a cent 

 per pound, or 1.726 cents the wine quart. This trial shows 

 that thirty-three pounds carrots are not quite equal for milk to 

 fifty pounds of flat turnips or three pounds of Indian meal.' 

 The cows in all the trials had free access to water. 



December 10th, 1851, commenced feeding one cow, seventy- 

 two months old ; one do., ninety-six months old ; one do., forty- 



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