VIRTUES OF MILK 



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Milk in any form — fresh, sour, skimmed or buttermilk — is a 

 wholesome feed for all forms of livestock, and should be used 

 wherever possible in regular quantities. See Fig. 141. It is 



Chicks fed corn and green clover Chicks fed wheat and green clover 



Chicks fed corn, green clover and milk 



Fig. 141. — Experiment illustrating the benefit of milk in the chicks' diet, 

 three lots are the same age. (Wisconsin Experiment Station.) 



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palatable, aids digestion, carries a high nitrogenous content, and 

 the presence of lactic acid tends to correct bowel troubles and re- 

 duces the spread of white diarrhea. Fowls will consume large 

 quantities of it with the greatest relish. 



