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pounds. That is why I term parts to show in what proportion these 

 grains are mixed. 



Q. A day's ration? 



A. Yes sir. Our ration varies from five to nine pounds of meal per 

 day. I have not got a cow in the herd that is receiving over nine 

 pounds of meal per day, and those that are giving a small yield of very 

 rich milk are getting from six to seven, and the very highest is nine 

 pounds of meal per day. I am inclined ,to the opinion that we are very 

 near to the minimum supply of protein, probably not, but the c1o«g of 

 this season's v/ork will tell. 



Mr. Newman: You answered Mr. Judd perhaps rightly, but we in 

 the Elgin district find it very difficult to market our own milk. Can 

 you not tell us something to take the place of gluten meal? 



A. Will they object to cotton seed meal? 



Q. Yes sir. 



A. Do they object to feeding oil meal? 



Q. Yes sir. 



A. Can you afford to feed one-third corn and two-thirds bran? 



Q. That IS what we are feeding. 



A. That is your only remedy. You are perfectly safe in making 

 that combination, and I believe it will give the cow enough protein so 

 she will give a normal yield of milk. 



Q. Drop a portion of the bran and put in oats, or is that too ex- 

 pensive? 



A. Oats is as good as bran and possibly a little better, but protein in 

 it is generally more expensive than it is in meal containing a larger per- 

 centage of protein. 



Q. You said you increased the butter fat as you increase the pro- 

 tein. 



A. No sir, we cannot change the butter fat materially, but cows 

 yielding milk containing a high per cent of butter fat require less protein 

 to a pound of butter fat than do cows giving milk containing a medium 

 or low per cent of butter fat. After making allowance for food of main- 



