153 



Feed Consumed by group in 2 weeks while experiment 

 lasted. 



Apples 1,400 Ibs. 



Koots and ensilage 1,120 " 



Hay (224 " 



Meal.. 420 " 



Value of feed, other than apples, fed during 2 weeks. . $ 6.10 

 Cost to feed one cow 1 day (apples not valued) .... 10-9 ct3. 

 Milk yielded by groiup in 2 weeks while eating apples 1,395 Ibs. 



Daily average for <?ow during 2 weeks 24-9 " 



Difference in milk yield in favour of apple ration, for 



2 weeks 42 " 



Average weight of cows when going on apple feeding 



period 985 " 



Average weight of cows at end of apple feeding period 1,008 " 



Gain in weight on average 23 " 



Average weight at end of last 2 weeks 992 



Loss in average weight during 2 weeks. 16 " 



The cows seemed to relish the apples, thrived upon them and 

 were very favourably affected as to health. A saving of roots and 

 ensilage was effected, and calculating the value of refuse apples 

 on the basis arrived at in this experiment, their value, when roots 

 and ensilage are valued at $2 per ton, is $2.40 per ton, or 7 cents a 

 bushel. 



Calves given a few apples each day seemed to like them and did 

 well on them. 



EXPERIMENT IN FEEDING ' MEAL SEEDS/ 



' Meal Seeds ' is a by-product from cereal food factories and 

 consists of a certain quantity of small grains, refuse from the 

 manufacturing process, and % weed seeds, the whole being ground 

 together. 



An experiment was carried on with 4 Shorthorn cows for 28 

 days to determine the feeding value of meal seeds* For the first 

 11 days the usual rations were fed, but 'in the later 17 days, while 

 the roughage ration was the same, meal seeds at the rate of 8 Ibs. 

 per day were fed instead of a like quantity of a mixture of 600 Ibs. 

 bran, 300 Ibs. oats and 300 Ibs. oil meal. The following is a table 

 of the findings: 



