90 



HATCH EXPERIMENT STATION. 



[Jan. 



With the above figures as a basis, we obtain the following 

 figures for the cost of feed required to produce milk and 

 butter : — 



The two rations costing the same, the cost of producing 

 milk and butter was rather favorable to the cotton-seed feed 

 ration. 



Experiment II. (1896). 



In view of the results obtained in the first experiment, it 

 was thought advisable to conduct a second under practically 

 the same conditions. The six cows were all approximately 

 fresh in milk. The experiment was carried out in exactly 

 the same way as the preceding one. 



