growth, i. e., with kernel beginiaing to glaze. The corn stalks were 

 in every case cut into pieces from one and one-half to two inches in 

 length before being fed. 



The entire experiment extended over six snccessive months, and 

 was subdivided into nine distinct periods. The changes in daily diet 

 were made gradual, as customary in well conducted feeding experi- 

 ments. The weekly weights of the animals on trial were taken on 

 the same day, in the morning before milking and feeding. The 

 adopted valuation of the different fodder articles is based on their 

 local market price per ton of 2000 pounds, at Amherst: 



A few subsequent pages contain a short abstract of the results of 

 the experiment. Some of the details are reserved for the next annual 

 report. 



Statement of the Average of the Daily Fodder Combinations 

 used during the different successive feeding periods. 



I. II. 



Corn meal, (pounds) 3.25 



Wheat bran, 3.25 



Old process linseed meal, 3.25 



Hay, 18.50 



Total cost, (cents), 24.18 



Net cost 14.06 



Manurial value obtainable, 10.12 



Nutritive ratio, 1 :5.73 



Corn meal, (pounds), 3.25 



Wheat bran, 3.25 



Old process linseed meal, 3.25 



Hay, 5.00 



Corn ensilage, 45.00 



Total cost, (cents), 20.25 



Net cost, 10.79 

 Manurial value obtainable, 9.46 

 Nutritive ratio, 1 :6.27 



