1890.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 4. 133 



Afternoon Session. 



The meeting re-assembled at 1.30, Mr. Cruickshanks in 

 the chair. 



Tlie Chairman. I have to say that Mr. Douglas, on 

 account of indisposition, desires a delay of a few moments, 

 and perhaps it will be well for us to start off with one or 

 two questions from the question box. 



Secretary Sessions. I have one question here in reference 

 to the forenoon's discussion : "I wish to know if the central 

 truth or lesson of this morning was not the individual cow, 

 and that we must cater to her as expert dairymen ? " Will 

 Mr. Kilbourn of Lancaster answer? 



Mr. Kilbourn. It seems to me that that proposition was 

 pretty distinctly offered, and perhaps it should be accepted, 

 with some qualihcations. I think we have all had the belief 

 that the feed should be varied for different purposes ; that, for 

 the purpose of securing a large product of butter, we should 

 feed certain kinds of food, and for the purpose of obtaining 

 a large product of milk we should feed certain other kinds. 

 That was distinctly and fairly denied, and, so far as experi- 

 ments show, it is proved to be untrue ; and we probably 

 have made the mistake of not properly considering the re- 

 lations of the kinds of feed or the rations to be given to 

 cattle. The' experiments which have been tried with a con- 

 siderable degree of care and with pretty uniform results, 

 show that the feed which will produce a large flow of milk 

 will also produce a large yield of butter. 



Then another matter which was stated, and which was 

 pretty well proven, and which I think more of us will be 

 inclined to accept as we give more consideration to it, was, 

 that it is not worth while to cook the feed, or to scald it, or 

 to heat the water. Those three points seem to be pretty 

 well estal)lished, and they are contrary to the former experi- 

 ence of a great many individuals ; but an experience under 

 different circumstances, — an experience which had to do 

 with barns of a low temperature, and with cattle kept, per- 

 haps, in a poor condition. My own belief is, notwithstand- 

 ing the strong statements made by one gentleman here, that 

 cows that are kept in a moderately warm barn, that are fed 



