92 INVESTIGATION IN MILK PRODUCTION. 
TABLE VIII.—Dry Matter Consumed and Nutrients Digested Daily and per 
1000 lbs, Live Weight. 











| NUTRIENTS 
Average 
Weight Ble te = , 
| | Protein CREE Fat 
| = 
J NITES Saccraneonancogouec. doa cooECROOCOL IEICE 808 8.98 -297 | 5.45 38 
| | 
| | 
1842) I 2 gaosnacnadoe sadasoctecedcnadondesonodoee 1 DONO Qs) ATE | 5.08 37 
=} 
Averages ec en ioten este vce: aly | eee | 5.27 3875 


While the cows maintained their weight during the ex- 
periment, with the exception noted, there were indications 
that they had not been fully nourished; probably due chiefly 
to the small amount of protein in the ration. They looked 
dull, their skin was not loose and their coats were dry and 
harsh and were not shed until late in the spring. 
During the winter of 1897.98 three barren dry cows were 
fed trial rations of food of maintenance on fodder corn, beet : 
and oil meal. The preliminary feeding began in November 
but the fodder corn did not cure out to a uniform water con- 
tent until the latter part of December which caused consider- 
able variation in weight, so the data covers only a period 
fromDecember 30th to April 11th. The following table gives 
the weight of the cow Alice during the experiment. 
ALICE. 1897-8. 
TABLE IX,—Giving Dates and Weights. 





Date Weight late Weight Date Weight 
DCC Osereccnse 750 J8Ne105  Bscqadoa0 750 Miait allO)ies. 755 
A(Ebsl arts isscacasuance 760 I8NE95 Tf secoson 740 a7 Fb ooo |e: eee 758 
janie Green peeres 762 IND BNO)ssoaaase URS) IW olieesooaee 755 
VEble BOSS Grecsas 765 Hebe lance: 742 IME eG 2 | esaccnc 750 
Viathe Loree 765 Iolo, Th oseans 748 Mar. 24....... 748 
AR Gr Wifesqeescsc- 762 RieDe 2illeteesac 750 Mar, 282.5..-< 755 
NESS AO sosodssace 765 Le) Be Pe scecece 750 Mia: Silents T3532 
Niet 2A esa rceees 750 Bebi28)-.-.2 762 April 43 7H2 
NAMM Diipeweemsesct 765 WleWas Shas cane 752 Asp Tile ri den -ne 760 
Jane poe ece.cos- 760 BME IEE Tf Sdcand 755 Avprily Adee. 762 


During the month of February it was noticed that she 
seemed to have difficulty in masticating food and occasion- 

