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Effect of Water in Ration on Milk 



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dry, with 30 pounds of water added, the pulp used having been found to 

 absorb three times its weight of water. In all conditions except as to 

 the pulp the two rations were alike for each cow in the different periods. 

 In Table III the quantity of water in the beet pulp, as well as the quan- 

 tity of water drunk, is given: 



Table III. — Comparison of the effect of dry beet pulp and wet beet pulp on the compo- 

 sition of milk 



cow 22 



cow 18 



Wet 



Do. . . 

 Dry 



Do. . . 

 Transition 

 Wet 



Do. . . 



Average : 

 Wet.. 

 Dry. . 



193-7 

 185.0 

 196. 6 

 176.9 

 183.2 

 166. 9 

 159.6 



176.3 

 186.7 



340 

 369 

 472 

 511 

 348 

 327 

 383 



355 

 492 



300 

 300 



228 

 300 

 300 



300 



5.10 

 5.20 

 5. 00 

 5- 40 

 5.20 

 5.60 

 5.60 



5-37 

 5.20 



9.88 



Q. 62 

 9-83 



9-55 

 9-53 

 9-35 

 8.94 



9-45 

 9.69 



1.032 



1-033 

 1.034 



1-033 

 1.034 



1-035 

 1.034 



9-23 

 9- 19 

 9. 60 

 9.48 



9-45 

 9.40 



9-30 



9.28 

 9-54 



85-34 

 85.27 



740 

 747 

 730 



733 

 760 

 766 

 754 



752 

 731 



The data from these two cows give negative results so far as the efifect 

 of the water in the ration upon the composition of the milk is concerned. 

 One cow, No. 22, gave milk slightly lower in fat content when the wet 

 beet pulp was fed; but the other gave opposite results, the milk testing 

 higher than that produced when the preceding dry ration was fed. The 

 quantity of milk produced by both cows decreased at a normal rate. 



GREEN VERSUS CURED CRIMSON CLOVER 



In this series of experiments four cows were used. For a period of 10 

 days they were each fed all the fresh-cut green crimson clover that they 

 would consume, and composite samples were taken during the period. 



