128 AGEICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



The above analysis of artificial milk represents one ounce 

 of " oleo " to each quart of skim-milk. Scarcely any of the 

 calves ai)pcare(l to be a1)le to take more than this amount per 

 quart without disturbing their digestion. When one and a 

 half ounces per qviart were fed indigestion nearly always 

 resulted, and the manure voided contained an excessive 

 amount of fat, fatty acids and similar substances. During 

 the last few weeks of the calf's life one and a quarter ounces 

 were fed for each (|uart of the skim-milk. 



Other Oils substituted. 



Onl}'-* one-half ounce of either cotton-seed or corn oil 

 could be fed per quart of milk without producing bad effects. 

 One calf was fed with one-half ounce of ' ' oleo " and one-half 

 ounce of cotton-seed oil per quart of milk. Another was fed 

 with one-half ounce of ' ' oleo " and two ounces of brown sug-ar 

 per quart of skim-milk. 



Following comes the financial record of the seven calves. 

 Five were fed skim-milk and " oleo," one skhn-milk and 

 cotton-seed and corn oils, and one skim-milk, "oleo" and 

 brown sugar. 



Financial Results. 

 Calf 1. 

 Age when received : three days. 

 Breed : Jersey, bull. 



Foods fed : whole milk for the first four days, and then 

 gradually changing to skim-milk mixed with oleomargarine. 



Financial Siatonent. 



Original cost-, 



2:5.00 (juarts whole milk, at 3 ctMits, . 



23.88 pounds " oleo," at 10| cents, 

 13-i.OO pounds live weiji^ht, at 5 cents, 

 332.00 quarts skini-milk returned, 



Price returned jjcr cpiart for .skim-milk fed, 



0.7G cents. 



