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The President: — I would say in connection with this talk, that this 

 gentleman went from this section ; that it would be a good idea to try an 

 acre next year and you will see th at it is something you can use in connec- 

 tion with your corn and thus save your money and be able to produce 

 milk cheaper. 



Q. Do you feed it in the hay or grain?. 



A. Feed it mostly in the hay just as it is, but I am feeding it mostly 

 to sheep. 



The President: — In regard to this paper. It will be in our annual re- 

 port, and it would be a good thing for you all to belong to this Dairy Asso- 

 ciation, and a copy of this book will be sent you through the mail. This 

 season's report will be, published in August. 



Mr. Crozier: — I would like to ask what he considered a good crop for 

 hay; how many tons to the acre? 



A. I could not answer that; never had it weighed. I have a good 

 deal of mine in the pasture and orchard and paid very little atten- 

 tion to the amount it turned off, but I think it depends; probably three 

 tons of dry] hay per acre. The medium would make from two to three 

 tons I should think. 



Q. How does it compare with clover hay? 



A. It is a richer hay than clover and there is not the objectionable 

 dusc that clover hay often has. The hard main stem the cattle don't eat 

 very well, if fed in large; quantities. But my experience has been in feed- 

 ing sheep. I feed them the Mam moth Soy bean and hay and let the sheep 

 have all they wanted and then turn it over to the horses along with tim- 

 othy hay. They would leave th? timothy hay and eat this. They would 

 not, eat any great quantity of it. but a little at a time in preference to good 

 timothy hay. 



The President: — Let me call your attention to the excellent program 

 tonight. 



Adjourned until 7:30 p. m. 



