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No. 2. 



Hay, equal parts meadow and herd's grass, cut, 110 lbs. Car- 

 rots, 90 lbs. Cob meal, 24 lbs. Water, 400 lbs. Milk, 121 J 

 lbs. Mamire, 431 lbs. Temperature, 29°. 



No. 3. 



Hay, like No. 1, uncut, 140 lbs. Carrots, 90 lbs. Cob meal, 

 24 lbs. Water, 425 lbs. Milk, 123|. Manure, 403 lbs. Tem- 

 perature, 16°. 



No. 4. 



Fodder, equal parts meadow hay, cornstalks and herd's grass 

 cut, 110 lbs. Cob meal, 48 lbs. Water, 362 lbs. Milk, 110 

 lbs. Manure, 398 lbs. 



Previous to the experiments, the cow was fed on cut fodder, 

 with other stock. Eight days intervened between experiments 

 Nos. 2 and 3, during which time, uncut or whole hay was used. 

 Sixteen days intervened between Nos. 3 and 4, during which 

 time, cut fodder was given. The water was weighed as drank, 

 as also that with which the fodder was moistened. Hay weighed 

 at commencement of each experiment, and fed regularly. All 

 was eaten as fed out, except in experiment No. 4, during which 

 120 lbs. was placed before the cow, 10 lbs. refused, leaving 110 

 lbs. consumed; the milk weighed at each milking, and the 

 manure daily. A thermometer was placed in the barn, indica- 

 ting an average as above, but was not consulted during experi- 

 ment No. 4, which ended about the last of March. The weight 

 of cow, 890 lbs. An attempt to weigh the animal at the end 

 of each period proved unsatisfactory, in consequence of food 

 and water having been recently or more remotely taken. I re- 

 gret that my purpose to test the quality of the milk was not car- 

 ried out. Supposing the value of hay to be $14 and .$ 7 per ton ; 

 cornstalks, $7 ; carrots, $8 ; and corn, 75 cents per bushel, the 

 expense for six days— No. 1, %l 43; No. 2, $1 09; No. 3, 

 $1 60 ; No. 4, 88 cents. 



It is a practical point, of no small importance to those inter- 

 ested in the dairy, to ascertain the kinds and amount of fodder 



