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The cows consumed tlio cut potatoes readily and without 

 any disturbance until tiicy received 50 pounds daily. It was 

 then noted that a little digestive disturbance began to manifest 

 itself, and, the sup])I_v of potatoes being limited, the trial was 

 broken off as soon as possible. The potatoes, esjiccially during 

 the latter days of the trial, wore of inferior quality and watery. 

 If the amount of hay fed daily had been further reduced, and 

 had the supply of potatoes held out and been of better quality, 

 it is possible that the aninnils would have consumed more with- 

 out trouble. 



It is evident that the addition of the potatoes in two out of 

 three cases not only cheeked the natural shrinkage but actually 

 increased the flow. 



Composifion of Milk. 



In two out of three cases one notes an increase in the milk 

 fat, due, presumably, to an advanced stage of lactation. In 

 case of Tied III. the milk fat remained constant throughout the 

 entire trial. It would appear that the potatoes increased the 

 percentage of solids not fat in the milk produced 1iy Betty and 

 Daisy. The results in case of Red III. are just the opi^osite, 



