( 749 ) 
to other meadows, the cows which received the beet- foliage were 
left in the same Saen 
The two others (N°. 3 and 4) were removed to meadows of the 
same quality. When the additional feeding of the two cows 
(N°. 1 and 2) with beet-foliage had lasted some time (7 days) and 
the ae were very clearly visible, a commencement was made, 
namely on the 29% of October, with the feeding of the other cows 
(Nes. 3 and 4) with beet- cf be 
On the 7 of November the 4 cows were brought to the stables. 
They were fed until the 19% of November with beet-foliage and 
in addition with clover-hay, straw, 1/, kilo of linseed-cake and 2 
litres of oats. 
In Table I are recorded the way of feeding with beet-foliage, 
the 0/, of fat in the miik, the refraction-numbers and the 
R.M.W.-numbers of the milkfat. 
eae 1E. 
Date | J) of Fat in the | Refraction-numbers 
of Way of aie: at 250 C. | R. M. W-numbers, 
sample feeding. | | | / 
MENE Nea 2 | 3 | 4 IN 2[3|4] noua] 3 1 
| | | | 
| ee, | | Rear ol 
19 Oct. All 13.183 4 13.4513.7 |53.435.9136.1138.8.20.4 19.7/13.8 [18.8 
without | | | | | | | | 
20 » \ beet- |2.85/3. 35/3. 724.0355 . 1/55. 9/56 4/55. 5/20.2 19.514.35| 19 
foliage. | | | | 
Eh wa MS B:6713:5 EE — |— 
Je ad | | | 
oF Dp le with {2.45/3.63)3.75/4.05 53 .1/53.356.3'56.4/22.4 22 13.6 | — 
Ja 4 | | 
DOD without (3.353.554. —/[4.55/49.6'50.856.3156.2/25.7 27.914.7 | 19 
beet- | 
28 » | foliage. |3.2 3.254. —4 25/50 50.556. 356.2125.3 (28.415,05 19 
| 
All with | | 
2 Nov. =| beet- 3.7 4.5 13.6 |3.48/50.3/49 5/50. 4'50.2/25.9 30.624.3 | 26 
foliage . | | 
3.7 |4.- 13.823.95/51.752.8/52.8/52.3|26.4 25 423.98 (22,4 
In the sia- || | 
bles with | | | 
beet- _ |3.454.054. —4.05/5).8/50.651.551.1/27.8 (29.1/26.55 26.8 
foliage | | | 
In Table II are given some particulars of the 4 cows, the average 
R.M.W.-numbers and the average °/) of fat in the milk for the 
different periods. 
