AMERICAN ENSILAGE. 



511 



The periodic loss or shrinkage of milk for every division 

 of four weeks, comparing the quantity on the first and last 

 days of these divisions, was as follows (gains marked + and 

 losses ) : 



As to the quality of the milk from the two lots, these facts 

 were ascertained, the figures being averages of the chemical 

 and practical tests : 



The butter from the milk of the ensilage-fed cows was 

 decidedly better, both in color and flavor, than that from 

 the other lot. In April the ensilage was discontinued, and 

 lot A put on entirely dry feed, the same as lot B. Then, 



