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done some very interesting and valuable work 

 covering three seasons (1889, 1890, 1891), com- 

 paring the effects of grain vs. no grain for cows 

 on pasture. The grain consisted of cotton-seed 

 meal and bran fed alone or with malt sprouts 

 or corn-meal. The first two years the pasture 

 was luxuriant and there was no increased yield 

 of either milk or butter from feeding the grain. 

 The yield of butter was practically the same 

 for the lots with and without grain. The first 

 year the milk fell off in yield but became richer 

 in fat on grain. The third year the pasture 

 was at no time very luxuriant. The eight cows 

 receiving grain produced just enough more 

 milk and butter to pay for the cost of the 

 grain. The last two years the changes in live 

 weight were observed and it was found that 

 the cows receiving grain increased more in live 

 weight than those receiving no grain. 



Kansas experimental work. The Kansas 

 Station (report 1888) observed an increased 

 yield of milk and butter w r hen either corn- 

 meal, wheat bran or ground oats were fed in 

 addition to pasture, but this increase did not 

 nearly pay the cost of the grain. In the above 

 experiments no account was taken of the in- 

 creased value of the manure or the saving of 

 pastures due to the grain feed. 



Why should cows freshen in autumn? 

 There are several reasons why I prefer to have 



