404 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



the same breed, age, and size, and shall be weighed before 

 the experiment commences. The feed of the two shall be 

 exactly alike, with the exception that the feed of one shall 

 be thinned with skim-milk and the other with water. After 

 the expiration of two months, the pigs shall be weighed, and 

 a record made of the weight, together with a description of 

 the feed given, the amount, and the value. A change shall 

 now be required, so that, the pig that has had milk shall 

 have water, and the one that has had water shall have milk. 

 At the end of four months the pigs shall be again weighed, 

 and a record made as before, and a statement shall be made 

 containing in detail the results of the four months' trial. 



EXPERIMENT TO ASCERTAIN THE COST OF MILK. 



For the best experiment to ascertain the cost of milk, 

 thirty dollars ; next best, twenty dollars. 



The experiment should be continued during the period of 

 one year. 



Competitors shall be required to keep an exact account of 

 all food eaten by the cows when not at pasture ; to give a 

 statement . of the kind, quality, and value of the same. 

 When the cows are at pasture, a separate account, as above, 

 shall be given of all food consumed by the cows other than 

 pasture-feed. The number of days that the cows are at 

 pasture must be given, and also a description of the pasture, 

 with the cost of pasturage consumed by each cow. 



The milk shall be accurately weighed, and a statement of 

 the product of each three months in the year given. A 

 statement shall also be made of the number of days the calf 

 is permitted to take a portion or all of the milk, the kind, 

 quality, and value of feed given each calf, and the weight 

 and value of each when taken away from the cow. The 

 breed of each cow shall be given, together with the weight, 

 age, and value. 



For the best experiment in ascertaining the most profitable 

 method of seeding for potatoes, fifteen dollars ; second best, 

 ten dollars. 



The experiment shall include the planting one eye in a 

 place, two eyes, also one-half or a whole potato ; also to show 

 which end of the potato is best for seed, the size of piece and 

 number of eyes in each piece being the same. The results 



