126 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan, 



Statement. 

 [Cents.] 



CoivrMENTS ON Calf-feeding Experiment (1893). 



The experiment has shown that calves grown upon skim- 

 milk alone or upon skim-milk and grains during the iirst 

 eight weeks of their lives make good gains in live weioht, 

 namely, from 0.0 to 2.13 pounds per day, with an average 

 of 1.49 pounds. These animals, however, put on very little 

 fat, either when fed on skim-milk alone or when fed on skim- 

 milk and grains. They were not able to digest the neces- 

 sary amount of corn meal, Buffalo gluten feed, wheat flour 

 or middlino;s, when fed in connection with the nitrogenous 

 milk, to promote the formation of fat. 



The meat of the animals thus described was quite white in 

 appearance, but not as tender as calves that were fed whole 

 milk. The ril)s and flanks of animals thus fed were thinner 

 than those consuming whole milk, and the shrinkage in 

 dressing was from 5 to 7 per cent. more. 



Objects of the Present Experevient (1894). 



I. To see if it were possible to replace the butter fat 

 removed in the cream by some cheaper fat or oil, thus pro- 

 ducing a mixture resenil)ling in composition whole milk. 



IT. To see if this mixture would fatten calves economi- 

 cally. 



Resutlts of the Experevient. 



I. By feeding, in addition to skim-milk, oleomargarine, 

 cotton-seed oil, corn oil and brown sugar, calves were grown 

 to weigh 160 pounds when seven weeks old. These calves 

 were fairly fat, showing a better condition than calves fed 

 on skim-milk entirely, but were not c(]ual to sucking calves. 



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