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DRY AND DIGESTIBLE MATTER REQUIRED TO PRODUCE MILK AND 

 BUTTER. {Pounds). 



A little more dry and digestible matter was required to produce 

 milk with the malt sprouts than with the gluten feed ration.* 



(e) Method of Feeding the Sprouts. 



It is hardly possible to feed more than 2 or perhaps 3 pounds of 

 malt sprouts daily to average sized cows. In the first half of the 

 experiment just described, the 2 pounds of sprouts were fed dry, 

 mixed with the other grains. In the second half, one of the cows 

 refused to eat the dry product, consequently it was necessary to 

 moisten. The animals had a supply of water constantly before them. 

 The feed is quite sponge like, and will absorb a large quantity of 

 water, and should over two pounds be fed daily, it would certainly 

 be preferable, in order to avoid digestive disturbances, to moisten 

 thoroughly before feeding. Animals do not particularly care for 

 malt sprouts, therefore it is generally necessary to mix with other 

 grains. A few combinations are suggested. 



*The cost of producing milk and butter with each of the two rations was about the same 

 and the amount of fertilizer ingredients they contained was also nearly equal. It is hardly 

 necessary to present the detailed results. Of course, the experiment would have been more 

 satisfactory had a larger number of cows in an earlier stage of lactation been employed. 



