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with a small amount of clover hay and grain. The feed for the 

 other lot consisted entirely of clover hay and grain. 



The milk from both lots wias cared for in exactly the same 

 manner, being removed from the barn as soon as drawn and 

 taken to the dairy building, where it was cooled. After stand- 

 ardizing to four percent butter fat, that there might be no differ- 

 ence in flavor of the milk from the two lots on account of a varia- 

 tion in this respect, the milk was put in half-pint bottles and 

 sealed. 



In each case, before asking for a comparison, a bottle of 

 milk from each lot of cows was agitated to incorporate the cream 

 thoroughly, and the milk in each bottle was poured into a separ- 

 ate glass. Three questions were then asked the person whose 

 opinion was desired : First, ''Is there any difference in the two 

 samples?" Second, ''Is there anything objectionable about 

 either?" Third, "Which do you prefer?" The answers are 

 summarized in Tables 3, 4, 5, and 6. In every case the milk was 

 known by number only and those whose opinions were obtained 

 were not told concerning the manner of production, that their 

 judgment might be unbiased by any prejudice they might have 

 had as to the use of silage in milk production. 



The people whose tastes were consulted were divided into 

 three classes, ladies, men of the faculty, and men students. In 

 the first case, as reported in Table 3, the silage had been fed one 

 hour before milking. Of the 29 ladies, 10 preferred the silage 

 milk, 14 the non-silage, and 5 had no choice. Of the men of 

 the faculty, 27 preferred silage milk, 20 the non-silage, and 7 

 had no choice. Of the students, 20 preferred silage milk, 4 non- 

 silage, and 4 had no choice. 



A preference for silage milk was indicated by 51 per cent of 

 the 111 tests made when silage was fed one hour before milking. 

 When silage was fed at time of milking, 71 percent preferred 

 silage milk, and when fed after milking, 51 percent reported the 

 same preference. 



