30 iLLHsrois dairymen's association. 



(1) 



10 lbs. clover hay 4.0 cents 



10 '' straw 2.0 



4 '' linseed oil cake 6.0 



4 '' whf^atbran 3.0 



2 " cotton-s ed cake 2.5 



4 " corn meal 3.0 



Total cost 20.9 cents 



16 lbs. meadow hay 6.4 cents 



8 " wheat bran 6 '' 



2 " linseed meal 3.0 " 



6 " corn meal 5.0 " 



Total cost 20.4 cents 



(3) 



18 lbs. corn fodder 4.5 cents 



8 " wheat bran 6 " 



4 " cotion-seed meal 5 " 



4 " corn meal 3.0 " 



Total cost 18.5 cents 



(4) 



60 lbs. corn ensilage , 7.5 cents 



5 " hay 2.5 " 



2 " linseed meal 2.5 " 



4 '' bran 3.0 " 



Total cost 15.5 cents 



(5) 



60 lbs. clover ensilage 9.0 cents 



4 '' corn meal 4.0 " 



Total cost 13.0 cents 



(6) 



40 lbs. corn ensilage 5.0 cents 



40 "clover " 6.0 " 



4 " bran 3.0 " 



Total cost 14.0 cents 



(7) 



40 lbs. corn ensilage 5.0 cents 



40 " clover '^ 6.0 " 



40 " millet " 6.0 " 



Total cost 17.0 cents 



Prof. Stewart says: " Any of these rations could produce a large flow of 

 milk and fully keep up the condition of the cow, if her live weight were not 

 over 1,000 pounds. In many parts of the West the seventh ration would not 

 cost more than ten cents per day. All these rations would also produce a 

 good quality of butter in the winter. The ensilage rations are the cheapest, 

 and would produce the largest flow of milk." 



I would suggest, however, that it would be better to not have the ration 

 all ensilage, no matter how well balanced the ration, for two reasons: First 

 —there would be too much water, especially in winter; second— there would 

 be too much acid for the health of the cow and the quality of the product. I 

 should much prefer to give the cow forty pounds of corn and ensil^ige, and 

 all the well-cured clover hay she would eat. This would make a well-bal- 

 anced ration, and would be cheap. The dry hay would counterbalance 



