384 



EXPERIMENT STATION KECOKI). 



1 2'- lii-, <"■ tl"' I'uriod iieiu'csl tlic ikxhi limir, ami tlic lowest percentage in the 

 morning. 



"When 4 cows were changed fruin twice to tliree times milking, they gained 3.03 

 per cent in yield of milk and 0.78 per t-ent in yield of fat. The average per cent of 

 fat decreased 0.09. 



" When 4 cov\> were clianged from three times milking tn twice, they decreased 

 10.3 percent in yield of milk and 9.4 i)er cent in yield of fat, and the average per 

 cent of fat increased 0.04. 



"The results of milking three times daily indicate that a third milking will not 

 pay as a regular farm practice." 



Cost of jprod/ucing null- (pp. 25T-26U). — The cost of the milk pro- 

 duction of the herd is given for the 3'ear ended April 1, 1899. The 

 data contained in the present report, as well as similar data for the 

 two preceding years, were summarized in the bulletin of the .station 

 previously referred to. 



Soiling crop rotation (pp. 261, 262). — A table gives the total yield 

 and amount of nutrients obtained per acre from the various combina- 

 tions of soiling crops grown during the year. A continuous supply of 

 forage was furnished the dairy herd from May 1 to November 1. 



Dairying in relation to soil ed'ftaustion (pp. 263, 261). — The amount 

 of fertilizing elements contained in the feeding stuffs purchased and in 

 the milk produced by the station herd for 3 A^ears is given in tabular 

 form. The results show a decided gain to the farm in fertilizing 

 elements. 



Record of tlie dairy herd (pp. 261—269). — A record of 12 cows is 

 given for the year ended April 1, 1899. The principal results are 

 summarized in the following table: 



Records of best and poorest cows for milk (iiid tmlier production. 



The average waste for 3 years in handling, cooling, bottling, and 

 delivering milk was 9 per cent. 



Report of the professor of dairy husbandry, H. H. Dean {Onta7no 

 Agr. Col. and I'U-pt. Farm Rpt. 180'J^ pp. oJf-7Jf.). — Notes arc given 

 on the work of the dairy school during the year, and various experi- 

 ments, partly in continuation of previous work (E. S. R., 11, pp. 

 681, 683), are i-eported. 



Care of III ilk for chn^Kc making (pp. hU-h^S). — Experiments were con- 



