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roots, and on this to spread the meal in the manger. The hay is 

 given whole after the mixture is consumed. The quantity of meal 

 given is judged by the milk produced. Very little meal is given 

 immediately after calving and it is gradually increased until, at 

 three or four weeks, a full ration is given. If a cow responds 

 freely to feeding, she is fed the more liberally, usually up to the 

 point when an increase in meal does not appear to induce a relatively 

 liberal increase in milk flow. One pound of meal for four pounds 



Brood sows fwdin ' on alfalfa hav. 



of milk has been found to be liberal feeding. The meals should be 

 varied from time to time in order that they may be taken with relish. 

 Tests have shown that feeds do not affect the quality of the 

 milk produced so far as per cent of fat is concerned, but may affect 

 the flavour of the milk or the character of the butter. They affect 

 the total quantity of fat produced by influencing the quantity of milk 

 yielded in a given time. Experiments have shown that regularity 

 in hours of milking is of great importance. 



SWINE. 



As in the case of the dairy cattle, the swine are managed 

 in such a way as to gain the utmost profit from the herd. To this 

 end, only prolific animals of good type are kept, and these are cared 

 for and fed so as to insure the maximum of vigor and thrift. For 

 many years, even during seasons of high prices for feed and of low 



