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The figures show that the corn meal ration produced a definite 

 amount of milk and butter fat for less money than did the molasses 

 ration. 



DRY AND DIGESTIBLE MATTER REQUIRED TO PRODUCE MILK AND 

 BUTTER (Pounds). 



Character of Ration. 



Molasses Ration, 

 Corn Meal Ration, 



Dry Matter. 



100 lbs. 

 Milk. 



1255 

 II7.9 



I lb 



Milk 



Solids. 



I lb. 

 Milk 

 Fat. 



Digestible Matter. 



100 lbs. 

 Milk. 



25.64 I 75.61 



23.20 ij 73.68 



I lb. 

 Milk 

 Solids. 



5.28 

 5-03 



I lb. 

 Milk 

 Fat. 



1545 

 14-53 



It is evident that it required from 6 to 10 per cent more dry mat- 

 ter and from 3 to 6 more digestible matter to produce milk and 

 butter with the molasses than with the corn meal ration^". 



FERTILIZER INGREDIENTS IN THE RATIONS. 



It has already been shown-' that a ton of corn meal contains fer- 

 tilizer ingredients which are approximately 10 per cent more valu- 

 able than those in molasses. Inasmuch as both rations were alike, 

 excepting that one contained molasses and the other corn meal, and 

 that molasses constituted only 13 per cent of the dry matter of the 

 ration, practically there would be no difference in the value of the 

 resulting fertilizer ingredients. 



EFFECT OF MOLASSES UPON THE CHARACTER OF MILK AND BUTTER. 



A number of samples of milk from each cow was taken in thor- 

 oughly sterilized glass bottles, brought to the laboratory and tested 

 when both cold and warm by two different parties. Only in case of 

 one cow was a distinct molasses taste noted. Repeated tests of 

 other samples from the same cow failed to reveal the characteristic 

 taste. 



It not being possible during this experiment to make butter, the 

 effect of molasses upon the flavor, composition of the butter fat and 



-° The amount of dry matter required was determined ; the amount of digestible matter 

 was estimated by applying average digestion coefficients to the dry matter consumed. 

 2' See page 5. 



