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are, however, — for various reasons beyond our control, — not decisive 

 enough to question at the present stage of our work seriously the 

 good quality of the milk obtained in connection with the feeding of 

 a moderate amount of corn ensilage. The total amount of nitrogen- 

 ous matter — crude casein — noticed in case of cow No. II (May 11 

 and 26,) differed but slightly in different samples as far as its abso- 

 lute quantity, and the relative proportions of casein, albumin and lac- 

 toprotein are concerned. The milk of cow No. Ill, — the largest con- 

 sumer of ensilage, showed a somewhat larger amount of total nitro- 

 genous matter — as compared with that from cow No. II ; and the 

 relative proportion of genuine casein had decreased, whilst that of 

 albumin and lactoprotein showed a marked increase. Whether these 

 results will prove hereafter to be merely of an incidental character, 

 or will have to be ascribed to an excessive consumption of ensilage, 

 farther studies at the earliest suitable occasion are designed to show. 

 The financial side of the ensilage feeding is not discussed in this con- 

 nection on account of the absence of exact figures regarding the cost 

 of our ensilage. 



The various articles of fodder used in the above stated feeding 

 experiments are described under the following numbers in this bul- 

 letin : No. 208, Corn Meal; No.. 209, Timothy Hay; No. 210, Corn 

 Ensilage-. 



FODDER AND FODDER ANALYSES. 



208. CORN MEAL. 



From John L. HoUey, South Amherst, Mass. 

 Ninety-two per cent, passed through mesh, 144 to the square inch. 



A fair article of its kind. 



