70 MAINE STATE COLLEGE 



southern corn ensilage. The amount of grain eaten was the same 

 before, during and after the ensilage. 



The cows whose records are given in this coanection are the 

 following : 



Jansje 2d, Holstein, 6 years ; last calf June 7th, 1888 ; due to 

 calve Aug. 25th, 1889. 



Queen Linda, Ayrshire, 4 years ; last calf Oct. 11th, 1888 ; due 

 to calve Nov. 13th, 1889. 



Agnes, Jersey, 8 yeai'S ; last calf Sept. 8th, 1888 ; due to calve 

 Sept. nth, 1889. 



Ida of Beech Grove, Jersey, 4 years ; last calf Aug. 26th, 1888 ; 

 due to calve Aug. 28th, 1889. 



The following figures show the weekly yields of milk from the 

 four cows from Feb. 17th to May 25th inclusive, a period of time 

 extending from three weeks before, to two weeks after the feeding 

 of the ensilage. 



JANSJE. 



YIELD OF MILK. 



lbs. oz. 



f Feb. 17 to Feb. 23 196 6 milk. 



Hay 27 lbs | Feb. 24 to March 2 195 5 " 



^ March 3, to March 9 197 6 •• 



Grains lbs | Total yield, (21 days) 589 1 " 



[Average daily yield, 28.05 lbs. 



lbs. oz. 



f Mar. 10 to Mar. 16,... 215 8 milk. 



Mar. 17 to Mar. 23 214 4 •• 



I Mar. 24 to Mar. 30 213 6 '" 



Hay 16.7 lbs Mar. 31 to Apr. 6,* 167 2 '• 



I Apr. 7 to Apr. 13 203 3 " 



Ensilage 41.7 lbs. -i Apr. 14 to Apr. 20 204 10 '• 



I Apr. 21 to Apr. 27 182 13 '' 



Grain 8.0 lbs | Apr. 28 to May 4, 183 11 " 



I May 5 to May 11, 176 5 " 



I 'J'otal yield, (63 days) 1759 14 " 



L Average daily yield 27.9 lbs. 



lbs. oz. 



r May 12 to May 18, < 162 2 milk. 



Hay28 1bs J May 19 to May 25 147 1 " 



Grain 8 lbs j Total yield. (14 days) 309 3 " 



[ Average daily yield 22.08 lbs. 



* Jansje was sick for two or t)iree days during this time, and failed to eat 

 well. 



