66 Soiling. 



^342, a difference in favor of soiling of ^35, or a 

 profit of over $7 per head, to say nothing of the sav- 

 ing of land and the increase of manure. 



In regard to the greater production of milk Mr. 

 Stewart relates the most remarkable test of the two 

 systems, published by Dr. Rhode, of the Eidena 

 Royal Academy of Agriculture of Prussia. It was 

 conducted through seven years of pasturing, and 

 then through seven years of soiling. Mr. Hermann 

 is the experimenter. The pasturing began in 1853, 

 and ended in 1859, the soiling began in 1860, and 

 ended in 1866. From forty to seventy cows were 

 pastured each year, and a separate account kept 

 with each cow. The lowest average per cow is 1,385 

 qts. in 1855, when seventy cows were kept, and the 

 highest 1,941 qts. in 1859, when forty cows were pas- 

 tured, and the greatest quantity given by one cow 

 was 2,988 qts. The average increased during the 

 last four years from 1,400 to 1,941 qts. The aver- 

 age for each cow for the whole seven years of pas- 

 turing was 1,583 qts. In the soiling experiment 

 twenty-nine to thirty-eight cows were kept, and the 

 lowest average per cow was 2,930 qts. in 1862, and the 

 highest per cow was 4,000 qts. in 1866. The highest 

 quantity given by one cow was 5,110 qts. in 1866. 

 The average per cow for the whole seven years of 

 soiling was 3,442 qts. The yield of the same cow is 

 compared for different years. Cow No. 4 gave in 

 1860, 3,636 qts.; in 1863, 4,570 qts.; in 1866, 4,960 

 qts. Cow No. 24 gave in 1860, 3,293 qts.; in 1863, 

 4,843 qts. ; in 1866, 4,800 qts. 



