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FEEDING FARM ANIMALS, AND PRINCIPALLY IN 

 REFERENCE TO DAIRY COWS. 



In response to requests made at various times, and in conformity with 

 promises made, I now beg to present this Bulletin for the guidance of those 

 who are desirous of feeding in a more scientific, economical and profitable 

 manner. 



It must not be supposed, however, that the results given in the following 

 pages are the lucubrations of my own brain, or the result of my own 

 experience, further than a careful study of the authorities at my command. 

 I have endeavoured, without going too deeply into the scientific aspect of 

 the question, to place before my readers as succinctly as possible the feeding 

 values of the foods which are generally produced in the Province, or which 

 can be purchased profitably, descriptions of various foods, rations for farm 

 animals, compounding rations, feeding standards, effect of feed, care of dairy 

 cows, frequency of feeding and various rations as fed in the United States 

 and Canada. The last will serve as a guide in compounding rations, and 

 will, I believe, be a great help. 



I quote largely from a bulletin on stock feeding by Prof. W. J. Spillman, 

 of the Agricultural College of the State of Washington. The similarity of 

 conditions in that State to those existing in this Province makes the results 

 given in that bulletin of particular value to our farmers, and I, therefore, 

 commend the quotations from that source to their particular attention. A 

 book entitled " Feeds and Feeding," *by Prof. W. A. Henry, of the Agricultural 

 College of the State of Wisconsin, a work of world-wide fame, is also largely 

 quoted from. From the Ontario Bulletin No. 104, entitled " Rations for Dairy 

 Cows," I quote a number of rations, with comments thereon. Lastly, W^iscon- 

 sin Bulletin No. 33, " Rations for Dairy Cows," is quoted from in relation to 

 rations for dairy cows. 



With the sincere hope that the contents of the present bulletin may be of 

 real benefit to the dairymen and farmers generally of British Columbia, 



I remain most faithfully, 



J. R. Anderson, 

 Deputy Minister of Agriculture. 



Department of Agriculture, * 

 Victoria, May 21st, 1901. 



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