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feeding, and gives a milk richer in dry matter and 

 fat because of the quantity of protein in the food. 

 On account of the beneficial effect of green fodder, 

 and also from economic reasons, it is usual to take 

 care that green feeding is not interrupted during 

 the summer, and that it is carried on as late as 

 possible into the autumn. Green maize, sorghum, 

 spurry, different grass mixtures, white mustard, 

 buckwheat, and in the spring grass, cereals, rape, 

 etc. play an important part along with clover in 

 summer feeding in the stall. 



When winter feeding begins the place of the 

 green fodder is taken by mangels, beets, beet slices 

 silage, sometimes, also by small quantities of pota- 

 toes, which, along with sound hay and straw, ground 

 corn, and by-products such as bran and oil cakes, 

 go to make up suitable rations. When a milk rich 

 in fat is wanted, the use of palm-nut cake, cocoa-nut 

 cake, and the meals made from these is recommended, 

 for by their use an increase of J-% milk fat has been 

 observed. 



As in the production of milk not only the quantity 

 but also the quality of the article has to be con- 

 sidered, some attention must be paid when choosing 

 the food-stuffs to see that nothing is used which 

 will harmfully affect the taste and properties of 

 the milk and butter. It is well known that all 

 musty and mouldy foods spoil the taste of the 

 milk, and more particularly that of the butter, 



