FEEDING VALUE OF ALFALFA. 



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Table VII. — Duration of Experiments. 

 Experiment I. 



Care of Animals. — The animals were well cared for in all cases, and 

 turned into a barnyard from four to nine hours daily, depending upon the 

 weather conditions. They were fed twice daily; the hay was given some 

 time before milking, and the grain just before milking in the afternoon, 

 while in the morning the grain was given just before and the hay just 

 after milking. Water was supplied constantly by the aid of a self-watering 

 device. During the winter' the barn wings were kept at a temperature of 

 about 50° F. with the aid of steam heat. 



Character of Feeds. — The hay was of mixed grasses with some clover, 

 cut upon the station farm. An effort was made to have it of as uniform 

 quality as possible in each experiment. The alfalfa in the first experiment 

 was said to be second cutting, grown in Michigan. It was bright, leafy 

 and sweet, but rather coarse. In the second experiment about one-third 

 of the alfalfa was from the same source, and two-thirds were second and 

 third cutting grown upon the station farm. In the third experiment it was 

 third cutting grown upon the college farm. 



The beet pulp in the first and second experiments was molasses beet 

 pulp, and in the third experiment, plain dried pulp, — all of good quality. 



The gluten feed and Diamond gluten meal were of the usual satisfactory 

 quality. The same may be said of the corn meal, except that it was rather 

 moist, and it was necessary to purchase it in small amounts to prevent 

 heating. 



