Experiment Station Report. 



59 



SUMMAHY OF THE INFLUENCE OF FEED ON THE 

 COMPOSITION OF MILK. 



NELLIE MAY. — Breed, grade Ayrshire; age, 4 years; dropped last calf Feb. 



1, 1884. 



Teak and 



Month. 



Dally 



Yield of 



Milk. 



Composition of Mile. 



Total 

 SoliUs. 



Solids 

 not 

 Fat. 



1884. 



April 8, 

 11, 

 14, 

 16, 

 18, 

 21, 

 3, 

 7. 



May 



12, 

 20, 

 23, 

 26, 



June 16, 



30, 



July 12, 



22, 



28, 



Aug. 4, 



11. 

 Sept. 10, 



17, 

 30, 



4 qts. Indian meal and hay 

 all she would eat. 



5j lbs. meal and 15 lbs. hay, 



• 6J lbs. meal and 17 lbs. hay, 



6^ lbs. meal, 8 lbs. hay and 40 ; 



lbs. ensilage. " 



6^ lbs. meal, 8 lbs. hay and 40 



lbs. ensilage. 

 6^ lbs. meal, 8 lbs. hay and 50 



lbs. ensilage. 

 6^ lbs. meal, 8 lbs. hay and 50 



lbs. ensilage. 

 '6^ lbs. meal, 8 lbs. hay and 50 ' 



lbs. cns-ilage. 

 6^ lbs. meal, 8 lbs. hay 6.J lbs. 



shorts and 40 lbs. ensilage. 

 6.^ lbs. meal and 20 lbs. hay, . 



3| lbs. wheat shorts, 3} lbs. 

 gluten meal and 20 lbs. hay. 



Z\ lbs. wheat shorts, 3;^ lbs. 



gluten meal and 20 ll)s. hav. 

 3^ lbs. wheat shorts, 6^ lbs. 



gluten meal and 20 lbs. hay. 

 '6^ lbs. shorts, 6^ lbs. gluten 



meal and 20 lbs. hay. 

 3i lbs. shorts, 3^ lbs. gluten 



meal and 20 lbs. hay. 



15 lbs. 



15 " 



15 " 

 14 " 

 14 " 



14 " 



16 " 



16 " 



15 " 

 15 " 

 15 " 

 15 " 



20 " 



18 " 



19 " 

 19 " 

 18 " 



17i " 



17 " 



15 " 



12 « 



14 « 



87.57 

 87.18 

 87.09 

 87.33 

 87.65 

 87.02 

 87.00 

 87 09 



87.43 

 87.39 

 87.19 

 87.37 



86.89 



87.20 

 87.11 

 86.73 

 86.49 



86.77 

 86.75 



85.18 



85.04 

 85.92 



12.43 



12.82 

 12.91 

 12.67 

 12.35 

 12.98 

 13.00 

 12.91 



12.57 

 12.61 

 12.81 

 12.03 



13.11 



12.80 

 12.89 

 13.27 

 13.51 



13.23 

 13.25 



14.82 



14.96 

 14.08 



371 

 3.82 

 3.87 

 3.56 

 3.97 

 3.99 

 3.81 

 3.91 



3.86 

 3.80 



3.68 



3.81 



3.83 

 3.86 

 3.61 

 4.01 



4.01 

 406 



4.59 



4.36 

 4.45 



8.72 

 9,00 

 9.04 

 9.11 

 8.33 

 8.99 

 8.19 

 9.00 



8.71 

 8.81 

 9.13 

 8.95 



9.30 



8 97 

 9.03 

 9.56 

 9.50 



9.22 

 9.19 



10.23 



10.60 

 9.63 



FAIRY. — Breed, grade Ayrshire; age, 5 years; dropped last calf Feb. 25, 1884, 



May 



18S4. 



April 8, 

 11, 

 14, 



16, 



18, 



21, 



3, 



7, 



12, 



20, 

 23, 



26, 



June 10, 

 16, 

 30, 



" 4 qts. meal and all hay animal 



would eat, 

 ' 4 qts. meal and all hay animal 



would eat. 

 5.^ lbs. meal and 15 lbs, hay, 

 6.^ lbs. meal and 17 lbs. hay, 

 6.t lbs, meal and 17 lbs. hay, 



■ 61 lbs. meal, 8 lbs. hay and 40 



lbs. ensilage, 

 6^ lbs, meal, 8 lbs, hay and 40 



lbs. ensilage, 

 6^ lbs. meal, 7 lbs. hay and 60 



lbs, ensilage. 



■ 6^ lbs. meal, 7 lbs, hay and 60 



lbs, ensilage, 

 6J lbs. corn meal, 6^ lbs. shorts, 



7 lbs. hay and 60 lbs. ensilage. 

 6^ lbs, meal and 20 lbs, hay, 



9.21 

 9.13 



9.12 



9.23 

 8.76 

 8.77 

 8.76 

 9.13 



9.13 



9.07 

 9.16 



9.06 



9.29 

 9.57 

 9.05 



