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MISSOURI AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 



During' the months of February, March and April the best milkers 

 received the following: 



RATION. 



In connection with the above ration either corn stover or timothy hay 

 was given in quantities large enough to satisfy the animal's appetite. 



May I, the herd was turned out to pasture and during this month 

 received all the silage they would eat. From June i to the completion of 

 the test the herd received nothing but grass. 



Average Yearly Record of Herd "A" for Two Years, and Average Production for that 



Period. 



The herd in the second year gave 1,285 pounds more milk and 60 

 pounds more butter fat, per cow, than it did in the first year. This in- 

 crease in milk and butter fat was largely due to a better system of feed- 

 ing during the second year. There were, however, a few new cows in 

 the second year, and a few of the poor cows were sold at the end of the 

 first year. This change, of course, had something to do with the increased 

 yield of the herd. There were still a few cows kept upon this farm that 

 were so poor that the owner would not enter them in the test. 



Record for Cow No. 6 for Two Years, and Her Average Production for that Period. 



