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Mr. Hartshorn of AVorcester. Will you tell us how- 

 much you give at a feed ? 



Mr. Douglas. I am one of those people who are very 

 apt to guess at some of these things, as farmers usually do. 

 I should say twenty pounds to a large cow. Some cows 

 want thirty pounds, others do not want more than twelve or 

 lifteen. You have to be governed by circumstances. 



Mr. Smith of West Springfield. About how much pom- 

 ace by measurement ? 



Mr. Douglas. A little more than a peck, I should say, as 

 it comes out. After having been in the silo a month or two 

 it becomes very compact and we have to break it up, and 

 then we take a scoop-shovel and take up as much as we can 

 conveniently for each cow. 



Question. Do we understand that that constitutes the 

 whole morning feed of the cow ? 



Mr. Douglas. Yes, sir. 



Question. How much ensilage would you feed at noon? 



Mr. Douglas. As much as the cow would eat. 



Mr. Waterhouse of New Hampshire. Relative to the 

 time of milking, do you feed just before or just after? 



Mr. Douglas. Just after milking. I would never feed 

 anything of that nature before milking. 



Mr. Waterhouse. Are they where they can smell it? 



Mr. Douglas. Part of the cows are within fourteen feet 

 of the silo. 



Mr. Waterhouse. You have never had any bad effect 

 in the milk? 



Mr. Douglas. No, sir. To satisfy myself I have fed 

 before milking and have been able to detect a smell and taste 

 in the milk. 



Question. Will you state whether you have made any 

 experiment to ascertain what value there is in feeding pom- 

 ace? Whether your cows give any more milk or butter from 

 feeding the pomace over any other feed ? 



Mr. Douglas. I am not prepared to state as to that. 

 We consider the value of the pomace the same as that of any 

 other food of which it takes the place. If the pomace takes 

 the place of five pounds of hay in the morning, it is worth 

 just as much as five pounds of hay is worth ; if it fills the bill 



