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Mr. Crosier: Is the gluten meal too rich for the grain alone? 



A. Yes, sir; a'U gluten meal. Your cows would give milk, but it 

 would be a very expensive operation. Protein is the high price element 

 in our feed. You don't want to supply any more protein than you need 

 to when you are running a dairy business at your own expense. Just 

 give what they need, no more. 



Mr. Segar: Did you say that Hungarian with corn fodder was too 

 heavy a feed? 



A. Too much carbo-hydrates and fat and not enough protein. 



Q. Corn fodder a better ration than the Hungarian? 



A. Hungarian added to No. 1, the cow would not be able to do as 

 well. 



Q. A loss to her in that way ? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Corn fodder and corn and bran and Hungarian together? 



A. No, sir; you wouldi make a better ration, but not a balanced ra- 

 tion. 



Q. It would improve the ration? 



A. Yes, from one to two. You would improve but not do as well. 



Q. What would you put in it to add to it? 



A. Alfalfa, if not red clover, supplement it with soja beans; if not, 

 use bran, oil meal, or gluten meal. 



Dairy EYolution 



D. W. WILLSON, ELGIN. 



At the last meeting of the Illinois State Dairy Association held at 

 Belvidere we had the pleasure of listening to a paper by a resident of 

 your neighboring city, Marengo, the late Mr. S. K. Bartholomew, a vet- 



