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than pays for the feed) we give it to her; if not, we take it away. In place 

 of those being scrub cows, look at those pictures and draw your own con- 

 clusions after looking. You can know about their breeding as we got it. 



Mr. Kennedy: Were those cows on the left fed that ration No. 1? 



A. No, sir. 



Prof. Henry: Maybe they would have done as well if you had given 

 them that; they were used to it. 



A. We have plenty of cows being fed that. 



Mr. Kennedy: What were those cows; fed on? 



A. They were fed on com stalks. They were picked up in the west- 

 ern central portion of the state by a man who didn't know anything about 

 the selection of dairy animals. They told us they couldinot get the best 

 cows, so took what was left. 



Q. The chemical analysis generally accords with the actual test by 

 using those feeds. 



A. \esi, sir; we have not used corn fodder and corn alone; it doesn't 

 pay. 



Q. What percentage of millet could be added to first food? 



A. You would just increase the relative proportion. It has carbo- 

 hydratea, but would/ not make up the protein. 



Q. In the changing of feed did you notice any difference; the new 

 ration did it increase their milk, grad^ially increase or not? 



A. When the cows first came to the station they gave them a protein 

 food and they increased rapidly. If I remember right it is something 

 like this. They were getting about 80 pounds (from 60 to 80) a week per 

 head at the time we got them, an!^ at the end of the second week they 

 were giving something like 120 pounds. 



Q. How long did you continue to try that ration? 



A. We first started them on a ration of one-third meal, one-third 

 bran, and one-third oil meal — a very rich ration to stimulate the flow of 

 milk. At the end of the term we changed to a ration of alfalfa and corn 

 meal, and we fed that. Alfalfa and corn meal will produce butter fat as 

 cheap asi any other feed. 



