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HATCH EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Part II. 



(a) CHICAGO GLUTEN MEAL v. KING GLUTEN 



MEAL. 



Experiment with Cows. 



Object of the Experiment. 



The object of the experiment was to compare the relative 

 merits of the two gluten meals for milk production. 



Chicago Meal. — The general character and appearance of 

 this meal is well known. 



King Meal. — This meal is very probably a by-product 

 from corn, the process of manufacture being somewhat dif- 

 ferent from that employed in case of the Chicago meal. It 

 contains apparently no husks or germs; the fat from the 

 germ, however, is present, making the meal very rich in 

 this latter substance. For the sake of comparison the com- 

 position of the two meals is given below : — 



Plan of the Experiment. 



Four grade <o\\s were employed, in different stages of lac- 

 tation. 'I'll.- preliminary feeding period lasted seven days, 

 and the feeding period proper seven days. All other feeds 



