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numerous practical and scientific men. This is the general 

 rule ; an exception, however, has been found in the comparative 

 results of linseed and bean meal in the produce of butter by 

 Dr. Thompson, the latter producing more butter than the 

 former, though containing less oil, and he gives as a probable 

 reason for this, the constituents of bean meal being in the natural 

 proportion to restore the waste of the animal system. 



Some of the more common articles of cattle food contain of 

 oil, per centum as follows : — 



We would refer the reader to the following sources of 

 information upon this subject : — 



Johnston's Agricultural Chemistry, chapters xx., xxi. 



Thompson's " Food of Animals." 



Horsfall's Essay on Dairy Management, published in the 

 Appendix to Flint's Treatise on Dairy Farming. 



Boussingault's Rural Economy. 



J. Royal Agricultural Society, England, volume 3, page 

 81-258. 



Morton's Cyclopedia of Agriculture, Article Nutrition. 



We are anxious that our own farmers should not only 

 investigate this subject, but record their conclusions and their 

 experiments. 



G. P. Sargent, Chairman. 



WORCESTER NORTH. 



Statement of John Brooks^ Jr. — Experiments in Feeding Milch 



Coivs. 



I fed the following cows and heifers last winter and spring, 

 and now beg leave to call your attention to the following 

 Tables. 



