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SOME FEEDING EXPEKIMENTS. 



'DRY vs. WET FEED/ 



Two lots of cows of three each were fed for seven days on 

 similar rations. On the eighth day the rations were charged, lot 1 

 being given a meal ration of barley, oats and oil meal dry, and lot 2 a 

 meal ration of bran and gluten meal wet. The same amounts of 

 ensilage and hay as had been fed the first seven days were supplied 

 all through the experiment. After 14 days on this feed, the rations 

 were interchanged between the lots of cows. 



The following is a summary of the results: 



It will be seen from this table that not only is there an increase 

 in quantity of milk, but also an increase in the quantity of fat, 

 when cows were fed on dry feed, as compared with the same cows 

 fed on wet feed. 



ENSILAGE VS. MANGELS. 



Two groups of cows (C and D) were put in this experiment. For 

 the first two weeks they were fed the regular ration, at the end of 

 which time the * ' group was put on to ' Ensilage, Hay and 

 Meal ' while the ' D ' group was fed ' Mangels, Hay and Meal.' At 

 the end of two more weeks on these respective rations, the *C' 

 group was fed ' Mangels, Hay and Meal ' and the ' D ' group ( Ensi- 

 lage, Hay and Meal/ 



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