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food to iiulividual animals. Consequently the different mate- 

 rials for the rations were weighed for the group, and the 

 feeder distributed them among the individuals according to 

 his judgment. Milk records were kept for the individual ani- 

 mals. In the course of the experiment, if an animal dropped 

 out of a group from any cause, as almost always happens, the 

 amount of food which she received was weighed and deducted 

 from the ensuing daily rations for the group. At the end of 

 the experiment the milk records of the individual cows which 



Fjg. 2. — Field of Learning Corn. Average height, lo ft. Cutting with corn harvester. 



completed the trial were footed and averaged for the different 

 periods. 



In 1896 there were nine cows in one group only, virtually 

 a small herd. Their rations were as follows : From Jan. 29 

 to Feb. 18, 375 lbs. Sanford silage, 60 lbs. hay, 45 lbs. Buf- 

 falo gluten feed, 17^ lbs. linseed meal. 



From Feb. 19 to March 4, Leaming silage instead of San- 

 ford. 



From March 4 to 10, 400 lbs. Leaming silage, 60 lbs. 

 hay, 28 lbs. middlings, 24 lbs. Buffalo gluten feed, 16 lbs. 

 linseed meal. 



From March 10 to 31, Mosby silage instead of Leaming. 



From April i to 21, Sanford silage instead of Mosby. 



