ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



A: — We have been handling cows on the farm three years 

 and have followed that practice and never had a case of milk 

 fever yet. We feed a small amount not a large amount. 



Q : — What is your ration for your full milkers ? 



A : — It consists of roughage, ensilage, cow peas, clover and 

 fodder in the lot. Grain ration consists of half gallon of bran, 

 half gallon crushed oats, half gallon crushed corn. 



— You don't know what that weighs? 



— No sir I don't exactly. 



— You feed ensilage? 



— Yes sir. 



— And deliver your milk to the condenser? 



— Yes sir. 



— Mr. Newman. I am glad to hear it ; using ensilage and 



delivering milk to the condenser. 



Mr. Cobb : — What are we going to do about it ? 



Mr. Newman: — We are going to give this condense fac- 

 tory a gold medal. 



Mr. Cobb : — There are several of them doing that same 

 thing here. 



Mr. Newman : — Yes sir, I am glad to hear it, 



Mr. Cobb : — It is prohibited up north. 



A member : — We have fed and used it for eigh' years now 

 and no complaint whatever. 



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-To the Highland Condenser here? 



-Yes sir. 



-And made into condensed milk into cans ? 



-Yes sir and no complaint about it. 



-What state is your corn in when you put into the silo? 



-A little harder than oats in ear. 



Newman: — Is tlii^. feeding ensilage advocated by the 



Condensed Milk Company itself. 



A : — No sir it is not, o ily to those who know how to feed it. 



Mr. Newman : — That i ■> the reason up there, they are afraid 

 to open the door. Some of their patrons would not be clean 

 enough in feeding it, and tliey are afraid to let any one feed it. 



