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1902. During the months of January and February, to the cows giving 

 the largest flows of milk, was given approximately the following : 



RATION. 



Food stuffs. 



Lbs. 



Dry 

 matter. 



Protein. 



Carbo- 

 hydrates' 



Corn meal '. 



Silage 



Timothy hay 



Total nutrients. 



10 

 35 

 10 



8.91 

 7.31 



8.68 



24.90 



.790 

 .315 



.280 



1.385 



6.670 

 3.955 

 4.34 



14.965 



Fat. 



.430 

 .345 

 .140 



.815 



The ration which the cows received from March i to May i was 

 perhaps somewhat better than the ration fed in January and February, 

 but it could have been much improved with mill feed. The rations to 

 the fresh cows were about as follows : 



RATION. 



Food stuffs. 



Rye 



Crushed corn and cob meal. 



Silage 



Timothy hay 



Total nutrients 



Lbs. 



4 



4 



35 



7 



Dry 



matter. 



Protein. 



Carbo- 

 hydrates. 



Fat. 



3.54 

 3.40 

 7.31 

 6.08 



30.33 



.396 

 .176 

 .315 

 .196 



1.083 



2.704 

 2.400 

 3.955 

 3.038 



12.097 



.044 

 .116 

 .345 



.098 



.503 



May I, ground oats were substituted in the place of rye. The cows 

 were turned out to pasture about May 25, but were given a small al- 

 lowance of silage to July i. From this time on to the completion of the 

 year's work they received nothing but grass. 



It is plain to the skillful feeder that the rations the herd received 

 were very poor. The generally unsatisfactory condition of the herd 

 bears out this fact. The herd was fed somewhat better during the sec- 

 ond year. 



From October i, to November 15, 1902, the herd received a little 

 shock corn with grass. Beginning November 15 and continuing to 

 February i, 1903, the best cows received about the following: 



RATION. 



