AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



TV. 



HAY SUBSTITUTES. 



By J. B. LiNDSEY. 



Yetch axd Oats axd Peas axd Oats. 



The many experiments made at this station have pointed 

 out the costliness of English hay as a coarse fodder for milk 

 production, and the substitution of other coarse fodders in its 

 place . Among those fodders with which good success has been 

 obtained may be mentioned vetch and oats and peas and oats. 

 These fodders have given quite satisfactory results, both when 

 fed green and when made into hay. 



The results of two experiments may be cited. In one case 

 rowen and hay of peas and oats were compared, and in 

 another good English hay and hay of vetch and oats. The 

 grain fed was constant in each case during the entire experi- 

 ment. 



I. 



[Tlowen vs. liay of peas and oats. Summer of 1893. Average results from four 

 cows. Lenntli of rowen iieriod, 9 days ; peas and oats period, 1-1 days.] 



Peas and Oats. 



Average daily yield of milk, 

 Average cost per quart, 



9.3.3 qts. 

 2.47 cts. 



9 . 30 qts. 

 2 . 35 cts. 



II. 



[English hay vs. hay of vetch and oats. Autumn of 1894. Average results from 

 six cows. Length of English hay period, 12 days ; vetch and oats period, 34 days.] 



English Haj-. 



Vetch and Oats. 



Average daily yield of milk, 

 Average cost of milk per quart, 



10.22 qts. 

 2.25 cts. 



9.43 qts. 

 2.35 cts. 



