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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



THIRD TRIAL. 



Fed five days on cut hay, . . 16 lbs. 

 32 lbs. oat straw, hay value, . . 16 

 2 lbs. Indian meal, hay value, . 8 



Hay value of food daily, ' . 40 



Hay value of five days' food, . . 200 

 Cost of 5 days' food, hay at 1-2 c. per lb., $1,00. 

 Deduct 5 lbs. hay and straw not consumed 2,5. 

 Milkinfivedays'501hs., . . $0,97,6. 

 Cost of milk, hay at 1-2 cent apound 1.95 cents 

 the lb., or 3.90 cents the wine quart. Tlie hay 

 and straw cut, and given wet ; the meal sifted 

 over the hay and straw. This trial seems to show 

 that 2 lbs. of oat straw is not equal for milk to 1 

 lb. of hay. 



FOURTH TRIAL. 



Fed five days, on cut hay daily, . 16 lbs. 

 Oat straw cut, 32 lbs. hay value, . 16 



2 lbs. Indian meal, hay value, . 8 



Hay value of five days' food, . . 200 



Deduct six pounds not consumed, . 6 



194 



Cost of 5 days' food, hay at 1-2 c. per lb., $0.97. 



Milk in five days, 48 6-16 lbs. 



C -st of milk, hay at 1-2 cent per lb. 1.995 cents 

 per lb., or 3.99 cents the wine quart. The hay, 

 straw and meal were given dry, and the trial 

 shows that dry hay, straw and meal is not so good 

 for milk as when wet. 



Feb. 3d, 1852, commenced feeding two cows, one 

 33 m mths old, 14 days after calving, live weight 

 1000 lbs. The other 31 months old, 14 days after 

 calving, not now in calf, live weight 690 lbs. These 

 cows were fed five days on 42 lbs., or 2 1-2 per 

 cent, of their live weight of uncut hay and 50 lbs. 

 of flat turnips daily. 



Uncut hay daily, . . . .42 lbs. 



Turnips, 50 lbs., hay value, . . 10 



52 

 Hay value of five days' food 2b0 



Cost of five days' fond, hay at l-2c. perlb. $1,30. 

 Milk in five days, 153.625 lbs. 

 C »st of milk, hay at 1-2 cent, the lb., .846 of a 

 cent the lb., or 1.692 cents wine quart. 



Hay value five days' food, 

 Deduct 10 lbs. hay not consumed, 



270 

 10 



260 



Cost of 5 days' food, hay at 1-2 c. the lb., $1,30. 



Milk in five days 153 lbs. 



Cost of milk, hay at 1-2 cent per lb., 0.849 of a 

 cent per lb., or 1.698 cents the wine quart. This 

 trial seems to prove that 3 lbs. Indian meal is equal 

 to 12 lbs. English hay or 50 lbs. of flat turnips fur 

 milk. 



FOURTH TRIAL 



Fed cut hay daily, 



33 lbs. carrots daily, hay value, 



Hay value five days' food, 



Deduct five lbs. hay not consumed, 



SECOND TRIAL. 



Fed 5 days on cut hay. 



I ut hay <hiily, . 



Turnips, 50 lbs., hay value, . 



Hay value of five days' fond, 

 Deduct five lbs. not consumed, 



42 lbs. 

 10 



52 



260 



5 



Cost of 5 days' food, hay at l-2c per lb., $1,27,5. 

 Milk in five days, 152.25 lbs. 

 ( it of milk, 837 of a cent per lb., or 1.674 cents 

 the win** i|t. 



! cows did not eat the cut hay quite so well 

 ■ 1 >ng hay on the first trial, s > that on the 

 the experiment shows a small difference in 

 favor of cut hay. 



THIRD TRI A L . 



Fed same as see aid trial, except gave 3 His. In- 

 dian meal instead of 50 lbs. turnips. 



Cut hay daily 42 lbs. 



3 i is. Indian meal daily, hay value, 12 



54 



42 lbs. 

 11 



53 



265 



5 



260 



Cost of 5 days' food, hay at l-2centperlb., $1,30. 



Milk in five days 150.5 lbs. 



Cost of milk, hay at 1-2 cent per lb., .863 of a 

 cent per lb., or 1.726 cent the wine quart. This 

 trial shows that 33 lbs. of carrots are not quite 

 equal for milk to 50 lbs. of flat turnips or 3 lbs. of 

 Indian meal. The cows in all the trials had free 

 access to water. 



December 10, 1851, commenced feeding one cow 

 72 months old, one do. 96 months old, one do. 48 

 months old, 5 heifers 32 months old, 7 heifers 22 

 months old, 4 calves 9 months old, 4 calves 8 

 months old. These cattle weighed, live weight, 

 14,567 lbs., and were fed five days on 277 lbs. of 

 cut hay daily, and drank daily 887 lbs. of water, 

 dropped daily 068 lbs. solid manure, or 2.41 lbs. 

 of manure for one lb. of hay consumed. 



Second trial commenced Dec. 16, 1851. Fed 

 same cattle five days on 352 lbs. hay daily, solid 

 manure dropped daily 860 lbs., or 2.44 lbs. for one 

 lb. of hay consumed ; drank daily 868 lbs. water. 



February 2S, commenced feeding one cow 72 

 months old, one do. 96 months old and one 48 

 months old, 3 heifers 32 months old, and 6 heifers 

 22 months old. The live weight of these cattle 

 was U472 lbs.; these cattle were fed 5 days 240 

 lbs. cut hay daily; solid manure dropped daily 

 594 lbs., or 2.47 lbs. of manure for one lb. of hay 

 consumed. Drank daily 542 lbs water. 



Hay consumed in the three trials, 869 lbs. 



Manure dropped in three trials. . 2122 lbs. 



The proportion of manure to hay is as 2.44 lbs. 

 of manure to one lb. of hay ; the manure weighed 

 50 lbs. the cubic foot. 



Manure after remaining under my barn one year 

 weighed 44 lbs. the cubic foot, a loss of 6 lbs. in 

 one year, or 12 per cent of its weight when recent- 

 ly dropped. John Brooks. 



Princeton, March 22, 1852. 



Ciiass — The Prospect. — It is no longer a matter 

 of doubt that we shall have a short crop of hay in 

 l his vicinity. The season is so far advanced that 

 the best of weather will be insufficient to produce 

 an average yield Gr iss was winter-killed to some 

 extent ; and added to this we had a cold, dry and 

 backward spring. Grass is light and thin almost 

 everywhere. It is not too late to raise a good 

 crop of corn-fodder, and no fodder is better for 

 cows or cattle generally. An acre or two well 

 cured would do a good deal towards carrying a 



