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to cows on pasture gave a larger milk 

 yield than bran. It was found desirable 

 to feed it in rations of 1 to 2 pounds 

 while the cows were on pasture. Moore 

 has also compared cottonseed meal with 

 bran in Mississippi. In these tests, the 

 cottonseed meal proved quite superior. 

 The most effective ration was one con- 

 taining 6 pounds of cottonseed meal and 

 4 pounds of bran. This ration was mucn 

 better than one in which the proportions 

 were reversed or than other rations in 

 which not more than 3 or 4 pounds of 

 cottonseed meal were fed. 



Amount to feed — In general, cotton- 

 seed meal should not be fed as the only 



when cottonseed meal was fed in ex- 

 cessive rations, but the milk yield was 

 increased. For this purpose, cottonseed 

 meal proved superior to linseed meal in 

 Germany. In Vermont, gluten meal was 

 somewhat more economic than cotton- 

 seed meal, but produced less milk. The 

 quantity of the milk was slightly reduced 

 in Alabama when rations of 3 to 5 

 pounds of cottonseed meal were fed, but 

 the fat content of the milk was in- 

 creased. 



In almost all experiments with cot- 

 tonseed meal, it has been found to in- 

 crease the milk yield when added to a 

 corn meal ration. In Pennsylvania, it 



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grain ration, and should not be used in 

 large quantities until some preliminary 

 experience has been had. At all of the 

 agricultural experiment stations where 

 cottonseed meal has been thoroughly 

 tested, it has been found to raise the 

 melting point of butter. This is a de- 

 sirable point in hot climates. In Texas, 

 however, it was found that cottonseed 

 meal made a salvy and light-colored but- 

 ter, while in Iowa the butter from cot- 

 tonseed meal scored as high as that from 

 corn meal and no bad effects were ob- 

 served from rations of from 2 to G 

 pounds a day. In Michigan and New 

 Hampshire, the butter was badly affected 



made more milk than bran, but the but- 

 ter from bran scored higher. In a test 

 in Mississippi, 1 pound of cottonseed 

 meal proved equal to 3 pounds of corn 

 and cob meal for milk production, and 

 cottonseed was found to be more econom- 

 ical than cottonseed meal. The but- 

 ter is of better quality when cottonseed 

 is steamed than when it is fed raw or 

 roasted. A series of experiments in 

 Texas to determine the proper size of 

 the ration of cottonseed meal showed 

 that it is better economy to feed 6 

 pounds daily than 7, 8 or 10 pounds. Tn 

 some localities in the northern states, 

 cottonseed meal, while a very valuable 



