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all farm animals, it is believed that the agreeable flavor and 

 odor do not make it worth the extra price asked. 



4. In the feeding experiment, lasting twenty-one days, 

 the four cows produced practically as much milk on the 

 Bib))y's dairy cake as on the gluten feed ration ; the latter 

 ration produced a slight gain in live weight. The cost of 

 milk and butter was noticeably more on the Bibby's dairy 

 cake ration. The experiment indicates that the Bil)by's 

 dairy cake ration furnished a sufficient quantity of digestible 

 matter to meet the requirements of the several cows. Had 

 the periods been longer, and the cows in a less advanced 

 period of lactation, it is believed the differences would have 

 been more striking. 



5. Bibby's dairy cake, at prevailing market prices, is not 

 regarded as an economical concentrate ; it can be used, how- 

 ever, if desired, as the exclusive grain ration for sheep, 

 young dairy stock and milch cows. From 5 to 8 pounds 

 would be the usual daily allowance for the latter animals. 

 Its chief use should be as an appetizer, to be mixed in small 

 quantities with foods that, because of an inferior flavor, 

 would not be otherwise readily consumed. 



From the standpoint of econom}^ farmers will do well to 

 produce their hav, silage and corn meal, and to purchase 

 only those manufactured concentrates that are rich in protein, 

 such as cotton-seed meal, gluten feed, distillers' and brewers' 

 dried trains, wheat middlini>;s and bran. 



