BULLETIN No. 186 NOVEMBER, 1918 



MASSACHISETTS 

 AGRICILTIRAL EXPERIMENT STATION 



The Composition, Digestibility and 

 Feeding Value of Alfalfa 



II 



The Value of Corn Bran for Milk 



Production 



By J. B. LINDSEY and C. L. BEALS 



Part I of this bulletin contains a summary of all analyses and 

 digestion experiments made with alfalfa and red clover, including 

 those made at this station. It contains also the results of three 

 feeding experiments with milch cows, intending to throw light 

 upon the value of alfalfa as an efficient source of milk protein, its 

 effect upon the action of the kidneys in causing a milk shrinkage, 

 and its value for milk production when fed as the entire source 

 of roughage together with corn meal. Experiments IV and V 

 compare alfalfa with rowen, and VI and VII were conducted to 

 ascertain how best to combine alfalfa with other feedstufis in 

 making up the dairy ration. A summary of all results will be 

 found on pages 105-107. 



Part II of the bulletin describes two feeding experiments with 

 corn bran as a component of the dairy ration. Conclusions and 

 suggestions will be found on page 142. 



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Amherst, Mass. 



