ON FEEDING EXPERIMENTS. 



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for the trinl. The previous mode of feeding, the amount of 

 each article of fodder actually consumed per day, and the 

 daily yield of milk, were carefully noted during the week 

 preceding the removal of the animals to the stalls of the 

 station (April 7-14). Each cow had received for some 

 time previous to that date, four quarts of clear corn meal 

 per day, together with all the hay they could consume. 



This mode of feeding was continued at the station, from 

 April 14 to 29, by careful application of the scale in all 

 measurements to secure reliable values for comparison. 



History of Cows. 



I. Name, FAIRY; age, 5 years; weight, 862 ponnds; number of calves, 2; last 

 calf, Feb. 20, 1884 ; feed, 4 quarts of clear corn meal (6^ ponnds) and 17 ponnds 

 of hay per day. Average yield of milk per day, 18^ pounds (April 14 to 30). 



Mean of Three Analyses. 



Water, 87.56 



Total solids, 12.44 



Fat (in solids), 3.29 



II. Name, NELLIE MAY; age, 4 years; weight, 860 pounds; number of calves, 

 2; last calf, Feb. 15, 1884; feed, 4 quarts of clear corn meal (6^ pounds) and 

 16J pounds of hay per day. Average yield of milk per day, 14^ pounds. 



Mean of Three Ancdyses. 



Water, 87.28 



Total solids 12.72 



Fat (in solids), 3.80 



