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Veteri7iary Medicine. 



Animal and Ration. 



Grade Shorthorn Cow : 



ist 21 days : Corn and cob 



meall 



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 : 



ist 21 days : Sugar meal 



2d 21 days : Corn and cob 



meal 



3d 21 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 



559-0O 



604.75 

 582.00 



527.00 



753-50 



601.50 

 560.50 



487.50 



379.00 

 374-50 



Fat. 



Per 



Cent. 



3-43 

 4.04 



3-57 

 3-91 



3-37 



3-97 



3-15 

 3-85 



4-15 



3-51 

 3-72 



Solids 



Per 



Cent. 



"■57 

 12.53 



11.86 



11-95 

 12.37 



12.05 



12.43 



11-45 

 12.16 



13.27 



12.00 

 13.01 



Fat. 

 Lbs. 



21.67 

 25-93 



17.97 



21.56 



22.74 



17-78 

 29.94 



18.97 

 21.58 



20.25 



13-30 

 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 :iooo 



371.7 :iooo 



Ratio of 



fat to 

 solids not 



fat. 



425-1: 

 456.3 : 



389.1 ; 



469.8 ; 



,80.0 : 

 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 and albuminoids in the coi'ii and cobmeal mixture 

 as compared with the sugar meal. 



Corn and 



Constituents. ■ cob meal. Sugar meal. 



Per Cent. Per Cent. 



Water 13.37 6.xo 



Salts 1.43 1.17 



Fat 2.81 11.16 



Carb-hydrates 65.99 52.66 



Woody fibre 8.03 .8.64 



Proteids 8.37 20.27 



— Bulletin: Iowa Agricultural Experim,ent Station. 



Such variations in the quality of the milk under different 

 rations, occasionll)- 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. 



