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this, during the fore part of last summer, with some clover hay fed in 

 the barn, since the grass was very washy in the early part of the sea- 

 son on account of so much rain. During July and August we added 

 to the pasturage a soiling ration of peas and oats, the peas being in a 

 green state, the kernel formed in the pod, but not yet ripened, and fed 

 it up to the time when the pea was quite hard, but will say that it was 

 mostly during the period that we would call peas good to eat on the 

 table as green peas. 



In August and September, we also fed some green corn stalks. I 

 cannot call it green corn, because there were no ears formed on it. 

 It was from a planting made about the 20th of June and close 

 together. 



During the late fall and winter of 1904, we also fed Yeksa Sun- 

 beam, and some other cows, from 5 to 10 pounds of rutabagas. The 

 roughage during the winter season was mostly clover hay. We fed 

 also some alfalfa. I had 16 tons, and this was consumed by the 

 calves, 10 to 12 in number, the 16 cows in the test and about the same 

 number of other cows not being tested (the test cows got a larger 

 allowance of alfalfa than the others). 



During the winter, we also fed Yeksa Sunbeam from 25 to 30 

 pounds of silage. This silage had very little grain in it, since our 

 corn did not mature very well last year, but it was succulent, good 

 feed. 



Now, as regards grain ration, we made a grain mixture composed 

 of four parts wheat bran, two parts ground oats, two parts Buffalo 

 gluten feed, one part Old Process oil meal. During part of the year 

 we fed this oil meal in pea size — little kernels big as a pea. During 

 the months of January, February and March, we added to this grain 

 mixture one part of corn meal. 



Of the above grain mixture, we fed Yeksa Sunbeam, during the 

 months of October, November and December, 15 pounds a day. We 

 reduced this by about 1 lb., feeding 14 lbs. a day, during January, 

 February, March and April. For the month of May, we reduced her 

 feed to 12 lbs. of the mixture and, as we got her on to the grass, and 

 the grass improved in June, I think we reduced it still more. I find 

 that a report has been made that she was fed only 6 lbs. of grain a day 

 during June. I think 9 or 10 lbs. would be more nearly correct. 



