ANIMAL HUSBANDRY 



to the farm, was sent out to six thousand 

 cattle feeders. The replies received, when tab- 

 ulated, showed that they covered experiences 

 of over one thousand one hundred men with a 

 combined experience in cattle-raising of more 

 than fourteen thousand years, during which 

 time they had fed nearly a million and a half 

 cattle. Two significant conclusions were drawn 

 from the investigation, that the farmers real- 

 ized the need of better blood in their herds, 

 and the necessity for more intelligent use of 

 feeds. 



The Storrs Experiment Station in Connect- 

 icut has taken up the subject of the amount of 

 protein needed for the rations of a dairy cow. 

 Various dairy herds in the state were visited 

 by the representatives of the station, and the 

 dairymen worked in connection with the sta- 

 tion in keeping a record of the feed used. A 

 certain ration was recommended by the station 

 and, in so far as possible, this ration was used 

 in comparison with the rations that had been 

 in common use. The results reached showed 

 that rations containing more protein than those 

 usually fed are better, while the value of the 

 manure obtained from the more nitrogenous 



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