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Veterinary Medicine. 



Animal and Ration. 



Grade Shorthorn Cow : 



1st 21 days : Corn and cob 



meal 



2d 21 days : Sugar meal 



3d 21 days: Corn and cob 



meal 



Grade Shorthorn Cow : 



1st 21 days : Corn and cob 



meal 



2d 21 days : Sugar meal._ 

 3d 21 days : Corn and cob 



meal 



Grade Shorthorn Cow : 

 1st 21 days : Sugar meal__ 

 2d 21 days: Corn and cob 



meal 



3d 2 1 days : Sugar meal __ 

 Grade Shorthorn Cow : 

 1st 21 days : Sugar meal__ 

 2d 21 days : Corn and cob 



meal 



3d 21 days : Sugar meal.. 



Milk. 

 Lbs. 



631 25 

 641.50 



559-CO 



604.75 

 582.00 



527.00 



753-5° 



601 50 

 560.50 



4=7-5° 



37900 

 374-5° 



Fat. 



Per 



Cent. 



3-43 

 4.04 



3.22 



3 57 

 3-9i 



3-37 



3-97 



3-'5 



3 85 



4 15 



3-51 

 3-72 



Solids 



Per 



Cent. 



U-57 

 12-53 



11.86 



11-95 

 12.37 



12.05 

 1243 



1 1 -45 

 12.16 



13.27 



12. OO 

 13 OI 



Fat. 

 Lbs. 



21.67 

 25-93 



17.97 



21.56 

 22.74 



1778 



2994 



18.97 



2T.58 



20.25 

 133° 



13-95 



Solids 

 Lbs. 



73.02 

 83-38 



66.32 



72.28 

 72.57 



63.48 



93-67 



68.89 

 68.16 



64.69 



48.09 

 48.74 



422. : 1000 

 476.2 : 1000 



371.7 : 1000 



Ratio of 



fat to 



solids not 



fat. 



425 1 : 

 456.3 : 



389.1 : 



469.8 : 



380.0 

 463-3 



1000 

 1000 



1000 

 1000 



1000 

 1000 



455.6 : 1000 



382.3 : 

 401.0 : 



1000 

 1000 



Here we find a material increase of the solids and particularly 

 of the fat whenever the sugar (gluten) meal, rich in fat and al- 

 buminoids was furnished. It is interesting to note the relative 

 amount of fat albuminoids in the corn and cob meal mixture as 

 compared with the sugar meal. 



Corn and 

 Constituents. cob meal. Sugar meal. 



Per Cent. Per Cent. 



Water 13.37 6.10 



Salts -. 1.43 I-I7 



Fat 2.81 11. 16 



Carb hydrates 65.99 52.66 



Woody fibre 8.03 8.64 



Proteids 8.37 20.27 



— Bulletin . Fowa Agricultural Experiment Station. 



Such variations in the quality of the milk under different 

 rations, occasionally affect the weak stomach of the new born 

 and as the same constitution is likely to predominate in the same 

 herd, a number may be attacked together as a result of some 

 change in feeding. 



