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was less than the average yearly cost for the preceding six 

 years. 



The system of feeding was as follows, viz. : Twice a day 

 throughout the year the cows were fed three quarts of the 

 following mixture, viz. : shorts 150 lbs., corn meal 100 lbs., 

 cotton seed meal 50 lbs. 



Through the summer of 1891 the whole herd ran in the 

 pasture. In August, each cow was given about four lbs. 

 of hay once a day. From the 20th of October, 1891, all 

 the milch cows have been wholly fed in the barn. At first 

 they were given about six lbs. of hay twice a day, and green, 

 — second crop, — grass once a day. 



On the 11th day of November, 1891, a silo was opened, 

 and for more than six months the cows had the following 

 for a steady diet, viz. : fifteen lbs. ensilage night and morn- 

 ing, with about five lbs. hay at noon. For several months, 

 beginning in December, the stock received one-half of a cart 

 load of mangel wurzels, or turnips. In this way 72 tons 

 of mangels and 300 bushels of turnips were fed. 



There was no deviation from the above bill of fare until 

 the 20th of May, when green winter rye was substituted 

 for ensilage at night. In less tlian a month the rye was 

 used up, and as there was no early clover on the farm, 

 green grass was fed at night. 



About the middle of July the supply of ensilage was ex- 

 hausted. It had kept perfectly, undergoing no deterior- 

 ation during the warm weather. The last portions were 

 just as sweet as those fed earlier, and were just as greedily 

 eaten by the cows. 



For a month green oats, with an occasional change to 

 freshly cut grass, was given night and morning. After that 

 for one week new hay was given three times a day. 



After the 25th of August, second crop clover was fed night 

 and morning for five or six weeks, and subsequently pease 

 and barley, with an occasional load of second crop grass. 



In all, about 175 tons of green fodder has been given since 

 the ensilage was gone. 



