156 



Average yield of milk per day for 17 days 



while being fed ' spirit grains'.. .. 79| Ibs. 

 Average yield of milk per day for first 



week on ' spirit grains ' 75^4 " 



Average yield of milk for last 3 days on 



1 spirit grams' 83 " 



Kate of decrease \% 



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

 The cows liked the spirit grains, and the natural tendency of 

 the milk production to decrease was reduced from 5 per cent to 

 per cent. Spirit grains may, therefore, be taken as a very profit- 

 able feed. 



ROOTS VS. ENSILAGE. 



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This experiment was undertaken to find out whether the addi- 

 tion of a certain proportion of roots to the ensilage 4 ration would 

 in any way influence the yield of milk. 



The roots were mixed with the ensilage in the proportion of 

 100 Ibs. of roots to 200 Ibs. of corn ensilage. In both the period 

 prior to the commencement of the experiment and the period during 

 which the experiment was carried on, the cows were given all they 

 would eat of the succulent part of the ration, in addition to a 

 regular meal ration, viz., 1 pound meal to every 3 pounds of milk 

 produced. 



Following is a summary of the results: 



