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The daily ration per head was, accordingly, thus constituted: — 



The average yield of milk per head on the two days of the 

 experiment was 22.3 lbs, and 23.3 lbs. respectively, or an average 

 of about 10.4 quarts per head for the two days. 



The fourth farm visited was that of F. R. Starr, Esq., of Litch- 

 field (Echo Farm). The stock is Jerseys and Jersey grades. 

 Part of the milk is shipped directly to New York and the rest is 

 made into butter on the premises. 



Eight pure Jersey cows, not including the best milkers, M^ere 

 selected by Mr. Starr as fairly representing the average of his 

 herd. They had been in milk for from, one to eight months and 

 were on full feed. Their average weight was 890 pounds. The 

 cows being valuable, it is considered of the first importance to 

 keep them in good condition for breeding, and hence it is intended 

 to feed them only moderately. 



At the time the farm was visited the supply of home grown 

 hay was exhausted and hay was being bought, so that frequent 

 changes in the quality of the hay fed were being made. Owing 

 to this and other unavoidable circumstances the results obtained 

 were less satisfactory than in the other cases and the weighings 

 were continued only through one day. 



The feeding-stufis employed were hay, provender (equal weights 

 of maize and oats), wheat bran, and mangolds. The order of feed- 

 ing was : — In the morning, provender, bran and hay ; at noon, 

 hay; at 3 p. m., mangolds; at night, provender, bran and hay. 



The following tables contain the results of the weighings and 

 analyses made : — 



