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Commiittee, 1 have often been requested by several mem- 

 bers of the Society, to give the result of my experience, 

 I feel extremely reluctant in so doing, not because I am not 

 fully satisfied by that result, but because it differs so much 

 from that of able and distinguished agriculturists in other 

 parts of the State. Nevertheless, if this communication 

 should stimulate others to make further experiments, so 

 that we can arrive at the true vakie of the diflerent kinds 

 of food for cattle, although they may differ much from my 

 own, I shall f«i€l fully compensated for contributing the fol- 

 lowing. 



In the spring of 1850, I sowed forty-two square rods of 

 land to carrots, on which corn was raised for fodder the 

 year previous, ploughing in two cords of well-rotted 

 stable manure. There were sixteen young apple trees 

 growing on the land, which had been set three years ; the 

 soil a black, strong loam — the yield was one hundred and 

 fifty-six bushels. 



January 1st, 1851, I purchased twelve new milch cows 

 and commenced selling my milk. After the first two weeks, 

 my son observed that he did not have milk enough for his 

 customers by about three gallons per day, and that I had 

 better buy more cows — but, believing as I did at that time, 

 I could easily increase the milk of my present number one 

 quart each per day, by feeding with carrots, I accordingly 

 ordered the man who tended the stock to commence the 

 next morning, (January 15th,) to give two and one half 

 bushels of carrots to the twelve cows, morning and night, 

 for the next seven days. I then enquired of my son how 

 much the cows had increased, and to my surprise, his 

 answer was, not quite two gallons for the week. I then 

 resolved to attend to the feeding myself, and fed the next 

 seven days with hay only. The result was no dinimution. 



