FEEDING FOR MILK. 27 



Mr. Arnold. A variety of food is necessary to the best 

 results, and in the long run a mixture or change of food 

 would doubtless be best. 



Question. Did you ever feed oil-cake? 



Mr. Arnold. Yes, sir, I have fed some, not a great deal. 



Question. Do you know what the effect would be in 

 regard to the quantity of milk from oil-cake, and other 

 grains ? 



Mr. Arnold. The quantity from oil-cake is large. It 

 produces a large flow of milk, but I have not been able to 

 feed very much of it without communicating a flavor to the 

 milk, and I have reduced the quantity, consequently, when I 

 have fed it, to a small amount. 



Question. Did you ever know the comparative difference 

 between the amount of milk made from oil-cake, and the 

 amount of milk which is made from other food ? 



Mr. Arnold. I never have made any precise comparisons. 



Question. Can you get as good quality of milk by feed- 

 ing bran as the heavier meals ? 



Mr. Arnold. I get a little better, I think. The elements 

 of milk seem to be well united in bran. 



Question. Can you make as much butter by feeding bran 

 as you can by feeding corn-meal? 



Mr. Arnold. I think I can get more by feeding the same 

 cost ; and by feeding the same weight I can get more. 



Question. Is the quality of the butter as good ? 



Mr. Arnold. I think it is better. If you feed corn-meal 

 highly, it causes a little inflammation ; it raises the tempera- 

 ture of the cow a little higher, and that is unfavorable to the 

 quality of the butter. These remarks apply to liberal feed- 

 ing. 



Question. How is it in regard to the health of the ani- 

 mal ? Is corn as healthy as bran ? 



Mr. Arnold. I don't think it is. As I stated, corn is a 

 little inclined to make cattle feverish, especially Eastern 

 corn. 



Mr. Ellsworth. How high would you heat milk to get 

 the cream of the different cows? 



Mr. Arnold. One hundred and thirty degrees would 

 usually be enough. 



