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able, and in one or two instances the local prices. No attempt was made 

 to demonstrate the superiority of one mixture over another. All cows 

 were fed the same mixture while it was in use. 



The average amounts of feeds consumed expressed approximately in tons 

 were: 



Grain . . : 825 tons. 



Silage 3.2 tons. 



Hay 609 tons. 



Green crops 214 tons. 



Roots and beet pulp 533 tons. 



Pasture 20 weeks. 



During the first yesn' which was covered by the former report, the feeding 

 for which is shown in Table IIIA, the average amount of feeds expressed in 

 tons was: 



Grain 75 tons. 



Silage 4 . 00 tons. 



Hay 625 tons. 



Green crops .' 20 tons. 



Roots 25 tons. 



Pasture 20 weeks. 



As has before been stated, it will be observed from a comparison of the 

 above approximate figures that the silage could have been increased and 

 the grain decreased with profit. The average cost of food as shown in 

 Table II is S34.19 and in Table HA $33.07; a difference of $1.12. This in- 

 crease in cost could have been overcome b}' a more liberal use of silage and 

 a slight reduction in the grain rations. 



INDIVIDUAL COMMENTS. 



A word of explanation regarding a few of the individual cows may be of 

 interest, and may aid in the interpretation of their records: 



No. 13. This cow was a first class dairy cow, and a very persistant 

 milker. In the third period of lactation she was well started toward equal- 

 ing her first record, but was very severely affected by the treatments for 

 the eradication of abortion and failed to recover completely from the same. 



Cow 34. This cow had a lactation period of only 260 days, but had to 

 be removed from the herd as a result of the treatments above referred to. 



Cow 23. Dried up early dming her second lactation period due to a 

 temporary illness. 



Cow 21 ate $36.41 worth of food during her last lactation period. Of 

 this $17.60 was for grain. This was too much for a cow of her dairj' ability-. 

 She was a sleek smooth cow with an excellent appetite but with only limited 

 abilitj^ for milk giving. For a cow of her type a liberal grain ration is usu- 

 ally unprofitable. 



Cow 16. Probably no member of the herd excited more comment than 

 did No. 16 that gave only 1205 pounds of milk during her first period of 

 lactation and closed the first year $9.88 in debt for her years board. De- 

 spite a good long rest she gave onl}^ 2395 pounds for the second period with 

 $3.21 as the profit over food. At this time she failed to breed and was re- 



