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EXPEEIMEHTS. 



JOHN BROOKS, JR'S STATEMENT. 



FEEDING NEAT STOCK. 



By the advice of last years Committee, (and to satisfy 

 myself more fully) I have fed older animals this year, 

 and submit to you the following statement in regard 

 to neat stock, showing (conclusively to me) the great 

 difference in feeding Devon and Ayrshire cattle. Those 

 that I fed this year were as follows, viz : 



1 Devon bull, two years old, past. 



1 Devon cow, five years old, past. 



1 Devon cow, seven years old, past. 



They eat li^o^o lbs. of hay to 100 lbs. live weight daily. • 

 Their average weight was 3540. 



1 Ayrshire bull, two years old, past. 



1 Ayrshire cow, six years old, past. 



1 Ayrshire cow, seven years old, past. 



They eat li^o lbs. of hay to 100 lbs. live weight daily. 

 Their average weight was 3257. 



They consumed almost 1-3 more than the D evens. 



All the above |cattle had two quarts cob meal apiece 

 daily, besides the hay. You will see that the Devons 

 weighed the most, and had they had m^al in proportion 

 to their live weight, the difference in the hay that they 

 consumed would have been larger. 



A few words in regard to the milking qualities of the 

 two breeds. 



I obtained from 1627 lbs. Devons, 55 lbs. of milk, and 

 from that milk ofo inches of cream in 20; and I obtained 

 from 1689 lbs. of Ayrshires, 55 lbs. of milk, and from 

 that milk, 2io inches of cream in 20. 



I am satisfied (and this experiment confirms it fully 

 in my mind) that the Devons are the most profitable 

 stock for the dairy or for hccf that can be kept. 



