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plumper and slicker, but no better developed in bone and muscle. 

 Comparing the different experiments that we have conducted 

 in feeding calves on skim-milk, table III has been constructed. 

 In figuring for this table, the calves have been charged with 

 grain at fifty cents per hundred weight and hay at four dollars 

 per ton. 



Table III. — Money value of skim-milk. 



When 

 calves are 



Experiment No. of worth $3 



No. calves. per cwt. 



I i~o~~ 



II 10 



III 10 



IV 10 



V 10 



VI 10 



VII 10 



VIII 10 



IX 10 



X 10 



XI 10 



XII 10 



XIII 10 



Average 10 



When When 



calves are calves are 



worth $4 worth $5 



per cwt. per cwt. 



$0.24 



$0.32 



$0.41 



.20 



.32 



.43 



.24 



.36 



.49 



.19 



32 



.44 



.16 



.27 



.38 



.21 



.35 



.47 



.21 



.35 



.48 



.23 



.37 



.50 



.17 



.29 



.41 



.12 



.22 



.32 



.17 



.29 



41. 



.15 



.27 



.38 



.21 



.34 



.47 



$0.19 



$0.31 



$0.43 



Table III makes a remarkable showing for skim-milk. 

 With calves worth only $3 per hundredweight, skim-milk is 

 worth nearly 20 cents per hundredweight; with calves at $4 

 per hundredweight, it is worth 30 cents ; and at $5 per hundred- 

 weight, over 40 cents. 



On account of its superior feeding value, skim-milk should 

 be handled and fed with considerable care. Where milk is de- 

 livered to a creamery or skimming station, it is a frequent practice 

 to sterilize it by heating to a high temperature, which process 

 destroys the germs. This is to be highly commended, but some 

 care must be exercised in handling this heated milk. Too fre- 



