1904.] 



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Effect of tJie Calf J\h-al. — Xo serious trouble was expcri- 

 eiued witli cither calf uutil February \'l, when Calf II. suf- 

 fered a batl attack of indigestion, which rendered it necessary 

 to take away a considei-able portion of the meal and substi- 

 tute skim milk ; and this animal was still receiving some milk 

 when the experiment terminated, although she recovered and 

 made good gains. On Jamiary T) the supply of coeoanut 

 meal became exhausted, and Hour middlings was used in its 

 place until March 10. The continued use of the middlings 

 ma}'^ ha\e been a partial cause of the trouble. Calf I. was 

 rather more robust, and experienced only a slight digestion 

 disturbance about the middle of P^ebruary, when a i)ortion 

 of the meal was replaced by skim milk for two days. AMiile 

 the calves did not have as sleek an appearance as animals 

 mised on a whole milk diet, they were certainly in a tlirifty 

 growing condition, and at the close of the trial appeared 

 especially vigorous. 



Wtfllij We iyhls of Calves {Pounds'). 



' .Just after befrinning calf meal, three weeks after birth. 



* .Just alter Ijegiiining calf meal, two and one-half weeks after l>irtb. 



' III with imligestion. 



It will be seen from the above tables that the calves made 

 a fair groA\i;h during the expeiiment, especially during the 

 last month of the trial. Calf I. weighed 310 pounds when 

 six months old, and made an average daily growth of 1.4 

 pounds while receiving the calf meal ; while Calf II. Avcighed 

 200 jjounds when five and one-half months old, and gained 

 1.1 pounds daily on the calf meal. 



Oo.Ht of Feed Connumed. — Allowing 3 cents a quart for 

 the whole milk, I cent a quart for the skim milk and 4 cents 



