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from the cotton-seed meal and from the cotton-seed oil 

 rations appears to have been a trifle more satisfactory, on 

 the whole, than that made from the standard ration, and 

 that made from the Cleveland flax meal ration a trifle less 

 so. Judging from the remarks of Mr. Gude, the tendency 

 of the standard ration and the cotton-seed meal ration was 

 to produce a hard, crumbly butter, which the cotton-seed 

 oil counteracted, causing it to become softer and more yield- 

 in £ in its nature. 



The observation of the writer was that the butter produced 

 by the cotton-seed meal ration was a little softer than that 

 produced by the standard ration. 



The butter produced by the cotton-seed oil ration was 

 noticeably softer and more yielding than that produced by 

 the standard ration. The difference was not sufficient to 

 render the former butter objectionable, from a commercial 

 stand-point. At a temperature of 80° F. the standard ration 

 butter stood up well and could be handled, although some- 

 what soft ; while the cotton-seed oil butter was handled with 

 difficulty, appearing to have lost its consistency or body. 



The butter produced by the flax meal ration was not 

 noticeably different from that produced by the standard 

 ration butter. Most of the cows during this period were in 

 advanced stage of lactation, so that the results obtained are 

 not particularly satisfactory. 



By degrees of penetration is meant the number of milli- 

 meters a small glass plunger loaded with mercury will pen- 

 etrate into butter when dropped from a definite height. No 

 differences were noted excepting in the third period, when 

 the plunger penetrated deeper into the butter produced by 

 the cotton-seed oil, showing its more yielding character. 



