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per ton. The maize silage came from a crop which would probably have 

 yielded about 60 bushels of grain per acre and in which the growth of straw 

 was considerable. 



The cattle were choice Herefords, bought in the market of Kansas 

 City in such a way as to ensure the greatest possible uniformity, and cost 

 $ 7.64 per cwt. delivered at the farm. After fattening in winter for a pe- 

 riod of 133 days, they showed the following increase of weight : 



Lot I I^ot II Lot III Lot IV Lot V 



Average initial weight per 



head, lbs 



Average final weight per 



head, lbs 



Average increase per day 



per head, lbs . . . 



consuming per dav per head the following average quantities of food (in 

 lbs) : 



Maize 



Cotton seed meal . . 

 lyinseed oil meal . . . 

 Maize silage (ad lib) . 

 I^uceme hiiy (ad lib) . 



The economic result of fattening, according to the market prices of 

 the above foods, was as follows : 



Cost of increased weight, 



per 100 lbs 



Selling price in Chicago 

 Average net profit, per 



head 6.77 q.32 Q.87 14.56 10.53 



The highest profit coincides with the minimum use of concentrates and 

 a maximum consumption of ensilaged maize and lucerne hay, while the 

 maximum daily increase coincides with a minimum of ])rofit due to a large 

 consumption of concentrates. 



887 - Scale of Points adopted by the " American Jersey Cattle Club" — Missouri state 



Board of A'^riciilture Monthly Bullciin, \'ol. XIII, Xo. ii, i)p. 56-57 : Colimibia Mo. Novem- 

 ber 1015. 



The following scale of points has been adopted by the American 

 Jersey Cattle Club for scoring for Jersey Bulls and Cows : 



