b}' each cow during each period of feeding ; and of rendering more 

 conspicuous the effect of each particular combination of fodder arti- 

 cles on the daily yield of milk, as well as the general condition of the 

 animals on trial. 



The weights of the latter were ascertained once each week before 

 milking and feeding in the morning. Lady Horace weighs at present 950 

 pounds, and Bessie 822 pounds, which is approximately the same as 

 at the beginning of the experiments. The former yields at present 

 from 23 to 24 pounds of milk per day, and the latter from 21 to" 22 

 pounds, with a daily diet consisting of the same amount of hay, corn 

 meal and wheat bran, which constituted the daily feed during the 

 first feeding period (Nov. 1 — 10). The decline of milk production 

 (independent of kind and amount of feed), in consequence of the 

 progress of the milking period (since Nov. 1st), amounts apparently 

 to nine pounds per day in the case of both cows. The results obtained 

 confirm in several directions those reported in previous bulletins (see 

 Nos. 10-11-12)., They show the good services of wheat bran and 

 gluten meal as constituents of the daily diet of railch cows, and also the 

 favorable influence of good corn ensilage on the flow of milk — compar- 

 ing pound for pound of dry vegetable matter fed, with the yield of 

 milk ; yet it is not less apparent that a too exclusive feeding of corn 

 ensilage affects seriously the general condition of the animal. No 

 serious alteration in the composition of the milk obtained under such 

 conditions has thus far been noticed ; our samples of milk compared 

 well with the best we have tested from other feed. 



I. RECORD OF LADY HORACE. 



FEEDING 

 PERIODS. 



Nov. 1-10, 

 " 11-17, 

 " 18-24, 

 " 25-Dc.l, 



Dec. 4-13, 

 " 14-23, 

 '• 24-Jn. 2, 



Jan. 3-12, 

 " 13-22, 

 " 27-Fb.3, 



Feb. 4-10, 

 " 16-22, 

 " 23-Mr.], 



Mar. 2-8, 

 " 13-19, 

 " 24-30, 

 " 31-Ap.6, 



Apr. 12-18, 



Feed consumed (lbs.) 

 per day. 



^ 



25 3.25 

 25{3.25 

 2o;3.25 

 25i3.25 

 25 3.25 3.25 

 25 3.25 3.25 

 3.25 



3.25' 

 3.25! 

 3.25! 

 3.25' 



3.25^ 

 3. 251 



10.1 

 10.3 

 10.7 



30.6 

 39.1 

 55.0 

 49.0^ 

 46.6 



Milk produced 

 (lbs.) per day 



19.3 

 17.1 

 15.4 

 17.2 

 18.1 

 17.2 

 15.4 

 14.2 

 13.9 

 14.5 

 13.4 

 11.6 

 11.3 

 11.0 

 12.0 

 11.1 

 10.9 

 12.4 



H 



15.7 



14.0 



13.5 



13.4!30 



14.4|32, 



12.4129. 



10.9|26. 



10.0' 24. 



10.2J24. 



9.9 24. 



9.9123. 



7.7! 19. 



8.6 19. 

 8.1I19. 

 9.1 21. 

 7.9119. 

 7.7118. 



9.7 22. 



23.63 

 23.63 

 21.30 

 22.65 

 25.61 

 23.75 

 24.17 

 24.53 

 25.27 

 14.86 

 12.82 

 12.85 

 11.12 

 10.72 

 9.02 

 20:75 

 20.77 

 23.63 



1:8.11 

 1:7.99 



1:6.53 

 1:5.79 



1:7.47 

 1:7.26 



1:7.0 



1:8.7 

 1:9.75 

 1:8.28 

 1:8.11 



930 

 900 

 905 

 985 

 992 

 944 



1015 

 996 



1004 

 952 

 905 

 895 

 855 

 876 

 893 

 892 

 935 

 897 



'■Commenced feeding ensilage of uncut corn Feb. 23. 



