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Feeds and Feeding. 



Agricultural College^ with four milch cotv^s, in a comparison of 

 dried distillers' grains with oats for milk and butter production. 

 Hay and roots were fed in addition to the grain, the results being 

 as follows: 



Oats compared with dried distillers' grains for dairy cows — MustiaLa 

 (Finland) Agricultural College. 



The dried distillers' grains produced about 12 per cent, more 

 milk and 9 per cent, more fat than did the oats, thus showing a 

 high feeding value. 



II. Coarse Feed. 



649. Upland prairie hay versus timothy hay. — At the Minnesota 

 Station, ^ Haecker compared these hays as feed for dairy cows. The 

 prairie hay was composed of native grasses grown on the uplands 

 of Minnesota, and was of excellent quality. The timothy hay 

 was medium fine, rather short, cut early and properly cured, 

 showing fijie aroma and good color. Sixteen cows were used in 

 the trial, each group receiving the same quantity of grain and 

 hay. The experiment lasted about three months, with the re- 

 sults shown in the table: 



Comparison of native upland prairie hay and timothy hay — Minne- 

 sota Station. 



Biet 1893. 



* Bui. 35. 



