MS MILCH-KIN E. 



Caseum 3.0 



Butter "^-^ y Solids 12 4 



Sugar of milk 4.7 ^ ^^olids 1^.4 



Ash of caseum 1.0 , 



Water 87.7 



100.0 



2d EXPERIMENT. 



207 DAYS AFTER CALVIXG. 



'Fed with turnips and cut straw, (the ration consisting of turnips 

 eq lal to 29.7 lbs., and straw equal to 3.3 lbs. of hay,) the same cow 

 gave in the course of eight days 84.4 pints of milk, or 10.5 pints per 

 day. The composition of this milk was : 



Caseum 3.0 ) 



Butter *-2 l Qnlids 12 4 



Sugar of milk. 5.0 f ^^'""^ ^^-^ 



Ash of caseum 0.2 ) 



Water 87.6 



100.0 



The animal discussed her provender with good appetite, but the 

 ration was too large ; about 11 lbs. of the turnips being left each day 

 unconsumed. 



3d EXPERIMENT. 



215 DAYS AFTER CALVING. 



Tlie ration here consisted of : 



Field-beet, an equivalent for 29.7 lbs. of hay. 

 Chopped straw " 8.6 " 



In the course of fourteen days the quantity of milk obtained 

 amounted to 137.G pints, or 9.8 pints per diem, and was composed 

 as below : 



Caseum 3.4 



Mifklugar •::::::;:::::;;.;;;:: 6:° >soiid« 12.9 



Ash of caseum 0.! 



Water 87.1 



3.4) 

 4.0 f 

 8.3 ( 

 0.2) 



100.0 



4th EXPERIMENT. 



229 DAYS AFTER CALVING. 



Tlie ration consisted of: 



Tlnvr potatoes equivalent to 29.7 lbs of hay. 

 Choi)ped straw " 3.6 " 



In the com-.^e of eleven days the cow gave 9G.1 pints of milk, or 

 at the rate of 8.7 pints per day, the fluid consisting of: 

 Caseum 8.4 ) 



?n,V^,,.ar::; ::::::::;::■:.•;■ J:§ so"-"' "■= 



-\sli of caseum 0.2 J 



Water 86..-) 



100.0 

 The cow did not do well upon this regimen : she became heated, 

 and refused oue-liaif the straw. In a general way we do not uivc 

 tubers to a greater extent than is equivalent to one-half of the allow- 

 ance of hay. in which proportion cows do very well upon ra\y potatoes. 



