154 



Number of cows (under test 4 



Average meal ration (bran, oats, oil meal) 



before test 8 Ibs. 



Average hay ration before teat 5 



Average ensilage and roots ration before 



test TO " 



Average yield of milk per day during 11 



days while on regular meal ration . . 88%i " 

 Milk produced by group first day of 11-day 



period 90 " 



Milk produced by group average of last 7 



days before feeding 'Meal Seeds'.. 88 " 

 Average yield of milk per day for 17 days 



while being fed i meal seeds ' 80 " 



Average yield of milk per day during first 



week on ' meal seeds ' 83 5 / " 



Average yield of milk per day during last 



three days on ' meal seeds ' 78 " 



Kate of decrease 10% 



Normal rate of decrease for period. . . . 5% 

 The ' Meal Seeds ' did not appear to be quite so palatable to 

 the cattle as the meal mixture of bran, oats and oil meal and the 

 rate of decrease lof production was doubled while the ' Meal Seeds ' 

 were being supplied. As a sole grain feed, ' Meal Seeds ' cannot, 

 therefore, be recommended, but may be profitably fed as part of 

 the meal ration when other feeds are expensive. 



EXPERIMENT IN FEEDING ' PEA DUST/ 



Pea dust is another by-product of cereal food factories, and in 

 order to determine its worth as a feed for dairy cattle, an experiment 

 was carried on with the result given below. For the amount of 

 the regular meal ration an equal amount of pea dust was substituted. 



Number of cows under test 4 



Average meal ration (bran, oats, oil meal) 



before test 8 IbsT, 



Average hay ration before test 5 " 



Ayerage ensilage and roots before 



test. . 60 " 



