131 



DEMONSTRATION TESTS IN ANIMAL FEEDING 



The State Agriculturists have to organise one or two 

 tests in the rational feeding of Domestic Animals. These 

 tests are arranged as for as possible when courses of dairy 

 lectures or domestic economy lectures for adults are given 

 in which these matters are treated : they are arranged 

 with the help of Breeding Syndicates, Cooperative Dai- 

 ries, etc. 



The results of the tests performed during the winters 

 of 1901-1902 and 1902-1908 in the feeding of dairy cows 

 are shown below. 



1901-1902 



1902-1903 



Number of tests 

 Number of cows, 



Average net profit obtained per 

 day and per cow 



Annual profit to be obtained, 

 during the winter feeding, by 

 each cow (160 days) 



89 

 129 



fr. 33 

 52 fr. 80 



53 

 156 



fr. 327 

 52 fr. 32 



ARTICLES EXHIBITED BY THE SERVICE OF STATE 

 AGRICULTURISTS 



i. A map showing the various agricultural districts of 

 Belgium and indicating : 



a) The respective stations of State Agriculturists; 



b) The places in which they give their lectures ; 



c) The stations of their assistants. 



