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from it, very moderate amounts should be fed. In certain 

 trials made, it has been found that the best results have 

 been obtained when not more than 3 pounds of milk were 

 fed along with i pound of meal. 



For horses, skim milk is not much used, but in cer- 

 tain instances where the supply was plentiful, it has been 

 fed to them in considerable quantities with results that 

 were satisfactory, even when fed to horses at work of no 

 little severity. It has been found highly useful in feed- 

 ing foals that are being reared by hand, and also in some 

 instances subsequently to the season of weaning. 



The condition in which milk is fed to young animals 

 exercises an important influence on the results that fol- 

 low from feeding it. The aim should be to feed it as 

 nearly as possible at the heat which milk possesses when 

 drawn from the cow, that Is at a temperature of 100 to 102. 

 While yet sweet it is considered superior for feeding to 

 young animals to milk that is sour, but the experiments 

 to determine this have not been entirely uniform. That 

 milk which is curdled even has considerable feeding value 

 when fed to animals well started in growth, cannot be 

 gainsaid. The vessels in which it is fed should be kept 

 scrupulously clean, otherwise they may readily prove 

 the medium of conveying bacteria to the animals that 

 may prove harmful. 



Buttermilk, when undiluted, has about the same feed- 

 ing value as skim milk, viewed from the standpoint of 

 the chemist. Equally good results have been obtained 

 from feeding it to swine when not of tender age, but it 

 has not proved so generally satisfactory for all kinds of 

 feeding as skim milk. It may be fed successfully to calves 

 by those who are skilled in such feeding, but it has not 

 proved so highly satisfactory as skim milk. Some cau- 

 tion is also necessary in feeding it to young pigs and 

 to brood sows nursing them. Loss has been incurred by 

 such feeding with sufficient frequency to render apparent 

 the presence of an element of hazard. It may, however, 



