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Cost of milk, hay at ^c. the lb., .846 of a cent the lb., or 

 1.692 cent the wine quart. 



Second Trial, — Fed five days on cut hay. 



Cut hay daily, 42 lbs. 



Turnips, 50 lbs., hay value, . . . . 10 " 



Hay value of five days' food, . . . 260 



Deduct five lbs. not consumed, ... 5 



255 " 



Cost of five days' food, hay at i cent per lb., . $1 27i^ 



Milk in five days, 152.25 lbs. 



Cost of milk, .837 of a cent per lb., or 1.674 cent the wine qt. 



The cows did not eat the cut hay quite so well as the long 

 hay on the first trial, so that on the whole the experiment 

 shows a small difference in favor of cut hay. 



Third Trial, — Fed same as second trial, except gave three lbs. 



Indian meal instead of 50 lbs. turnips. 



Cut hay daily, 42 lbs. 



3 lbs. Indian meal daily, hay value, . . . 12 " 



Hay value five days' food, .... 270 



Deduct 10 lbs. hay not consumed, . . 10 



260 " 



Cost of five days' food, hay at |- cent per lb., . |1 30 



Milk in five days, 153 lbs. 



Cost of milk, hay at ^ cent per lb., .849 of a cent per lb., or 

 1.698 cent the wine quart. This trial seems to prove, that 3 

 lbs. Indian meal is equal to 12 lbs. EngHsh hay, or 50 lbs. flat 

 turnips, for milk. 



Fourth Trial, fed cut hay daily, .... 42 lbs. 

 33 lbs. carrots daily, hay value, . . . . 11 " 

 Hay value five days' food, . . . ' . 265 



Deduct five lbs. hay, not consumed, . . 5 



260 « 



Cost of five days' food, hay at ^ cent per pound, $1 30 

 Milk in five days, 150.5 lbs. 



Cost of milk, hay at -|- cent per lb., .863 of a cent per lb., or 

 1.726 cent the wine quart. This trial shows that 33 lbs. of 

 carrots are not quite equal for milk, to 50 lbs. of flat turnips. 



