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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



[Jan. 



the third trial. The English hay used in these trials was a mixture 

 of Timothy and redtop, and would be called good English hay. The 

 meadow hay was made up of coarse grasses, such as are common in 

 the Westboro' meadows. The corn fodder was corn cut up by the 

 roots, and consisted of the whole stover. The cows were all with 

 ealf, and all gave milk during the whole time of trial. 



Memorandum of feeding six Cows at the Slate Farm, Westhoroiujli^ffteen days, 

 from February 20, to March G, holh inclusive, on cut English hay. 



These cows consumed in English hay in fifteen days, twenty-two 

 hundred and nine pounds, a fraction oA'er two and forty-six hundredths 

 per cent, on tlieir average live weight daily, and were in as good con- 

 dition at the end as at the commencement of the trial, having lost 

 only twelve pounds in weight, showing this amount of hay equal to 

 keeping them in present condition. 



