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experiment commenced ; it was made up as follows : — 5 lb. 

 cake, 5 lb. mixed meal, 4 lb, straw chaff, 14 lb. hay, and 55 lb. 

 mangolds. 



The result of the trial showed that the cows receiving Golden 

 Tankards maintained their yield for the three weeks, but there 

 was a distinct fall as soon as they were put on the Prize Winner 

 mangolds. On the other hand, Lot 2 commenced by getting 

 Prize Winner, and there was little alteration in the yields of 

 milk from the start to the end of the third week. Tankards 

 then taking the place of the Yellow Globes, a slight increase 

 was registered, and this was maintained till the end of the sixth 

 week. The total return obtained from feeding with Golden 

 Tankards was 2,970 lb., and from the Yellow Globes 2,863 lb. of 

 milk. There was thus an increase in favour of the Tankard 

 variety of 107 lb. This quantity of milk, at 8d. per gallon, is 

 worth 7s., and was obtained by feeding tons of roots. If 

 this increased yield is apportioned to the mangolds, it shows 

 that Tankards were worth 2s. 3d. per ton more than the Globes. 



When, however, the milk was tested for quality, that yielded 

 by the cows fed on the Prize Winner Yellow Globes showed, on 

 the average, 3*47 per cent, butter- fat in the morning, and 4*25 

 per cent, in the evening, whilst the larger yield from Golden 

 Tankards was somewhat poorer in composition, viz., 3-38 per 

 cent, butter-fat in the morning's milk, and 4*08 per cent, in that 

 of the evening. In consequence, the total amount of butter-fat 

 produced was about the same in both lots. 



The cows in both lots gained a little in weight, but those fed 

 on the Tankard variety gave the best results. 



In a recent number of this Journal (October, 1905) some 



account was given of the measures taken in Germany to 



promote and encourage the industry of 



Horse-Breedingr cattle-breeding. In the case of horse- 

 in Prussia. , . r ^ ' r^ca 



breedmg, it appears from a roreign Oltice 

 Report on the State of Agriculture in the Rhenish province 

 that considerable assistance is afforded to this industry also 

 through the Provincial Chambers of Agriculture. In that 



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