368 MISSOURI AGRICULTURAL EXP. STA., RESEARCH BULLETIN NO. IO 



TABLE 11 (CONTINUED). EFFECT OF FEEDING YELLOW CORN TO A Cow GIV- 

 ING Low COLORED MILK FAT. JERSEY Cow No. 57. 



a) Clover Apr. 1-10. 



b) Alfalfa Apr. 11-22. 



(c) Alfalfa and pasture Apr. 23-May 10. 



(d) Sample taken May 10. 



milk fat was immediate. At the end of seven days the color had 

 increased to 43 units of yellow, the maximum supplied by this rough- 

 age. Later the ration was supplemented by some fresh pasture grass. 

 The color of the milk fat increased to 64 units of yellow. Still later 

 the cow was turned out to pasture alone. The color then reached 

 the maximum we have observed, i. e. 80 units of yellow. 



Experiment No. 2. 



This experiment was conducted with Cow No. 301, a pure bred 

 Ayrshire. A short time previous to the experiment here reported this 



