Table 2. 



a 



ID 



'o Pi 



CO 



c3 

 O 



Princess Leto. 



Pilot's Lily. 



libs. 



1 ! 45 



45 

 36 

 45 



50 

 50 

 40 

 50 



lbs. 



7h 

 41 



lbs. 



4J 



lbs. 

 9' 



10 



bs. 



4i 



4^ 



ih 



4§ 



5 

 5 

 5 

 5 



lbs. 

 '214 



■2|' 



lbs. 

 2.21 

 2.66 

 •2.U 

 2.21 



2.45 

 2 95 

 2.37 

 2.45 



lbs. 

 13.24 

 12.47 

 32 79 

 13 24 



14.71 

 13.86 

 14.19 

 14.71 



1:6.0 

 1:4.7 

 1:6 

 1:6.0 



1:6.0 

 1:4.7 

 1:6.0 

 1:6.0 



lbs. 



23.18 5.23 3 45 

 22.76^5.32 4.16 

 22.74 5. 16'3. 53 

 21.13 5.23'3.22 



19. 73 5. 1913. 65 

 19.58 5.36 3.77 

 20.05 5.22 3.73 

 18. 75|5. 2913.69 



The only trial of vetch hay was made witli this group, and 

 the result shows it to be equal to, or better than the mixture of 

 hay and oats. Vetch hay is so rich in albuminoids that it 

 might be combined with advantage with foods poorer in 

 albuminoids than were used in this trial. Reference to the 

 table will show that the substitution of it, in place of mixed 

 hay and oat hay narrowed the nutritive ratio from i : 6 to i : 4.7, 

 so that we cannot say that the result fairly exhibits its compar- 

 ative value as a food. 



In period 3 the substitution of corn meal for a part of the 

 coarse fodder gave good results in that it not only held in 

 check the natural decrease in yield of milk, but caused a 

 slight increase. It would seem to indicate that when prices 

 of grain and dairy products are in favorable relation, a 

 heavier grain ration than that ordinarily fed by our farmers 

 may be fed to good advantage. 



Group 3 in period 2 received mixed hay. In period 3, corn 

 meal was substituted for the gluten and cotton-seed meal, thus 

 nearly approaching a ration fed by a great number of our New 

 Hampshire farmers. 



