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(5) The yield of milk. (Each mess of milk was weighed.) 



(6) The composition of the milk. (Each mess of milk was 

 analyzed for five successive days during the last week of each 

 period.) 



From the facts supplied by such a collection of data it was hoped 

 to derive evidence of a* somewhat decisive character, so far a9 this 

 can be accomplished by a single experiment. These data are dis- 

 played in the several tables of figures which follow. 



RATIONS. 



( 14 pounds Barley Hay. 

 Period 1. Nov. 21st to Dec. 18tb, ] 40 pounds Southern Corn silage (No.CLXX). 



( 6 pounds grain mixture. 



( 14 pound s Barley Hay. 

 Period 2. Dec. 19th to Jan. 18th, j 30 pounds Maine Field Corn silage (No. CLXXI) . 



( *6 pounds grain mixture. 



( 12 pounds Timothy Hay. 

 Period 3. Jan. 19th to Feb. 16tb, ] 40 pounds Southern Corn silage (No. CLXXVI). 



( *6 pounds grain mixture. 



* The cow Nancy Avondale was fed 7 pounds grain mixture. 



