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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



From the table it is seen that during the first period, when the ration was 

 simply meal and dried corn fodder, that there was a loss of 133 lbs. of iiesh, 

 but that when ensilage was substituted for dried corn fodder, there was a 

 marked increase of 116 lbs., and a dail}' increase of milk. 



During the last period the cows fed on ensilage still gained, while those fed 

 dried corn fodder lost in weight. Although during the first and second 

 periods lot IV" gave considerable more milk than lot III, yet when, during the 

 third period, lot IV had dried corn fodder substituted for ensilage, their yield 

 of milk fell below that of lot III. 



BY INDIVIDUALS. 



No.l. 



The decrease in the amount of gain the second period was due to the fact 

 that it took this animal some time to become accustomed to eating ensilage. 



Daring the third period the amount of ensilage was increased, and there was 

 quite an increase in weight. 



We have rarely found an animal that does not eat the ensilage with avidity 

 from the start. 



M. 2. 



Time Fed. 



First period 



Second period 



Third period 



Dailt Ration. 



Meal, 5 lbs. ; hay, 13.24 lbs. ; roots, 15.23 lbs.... 

 " 6 " " 9.26 " ensilage, 15.30 lbs 

 '^ 6 " " 10.06 " " 23.33 " 



Gain. 



71 

 11 

 24 



During the second period there was a greater falling off in this case than in 

 the other, but nearly as large a gain during the third period. 



No. 3. 



Notes on No. 1 apply here. 



