EFFECT OF FEEDING GREEN ALFALFA AND GREEN CORN. 
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Table $. —Opinions on flavor and odor of 25 samples of mill: from cons fed basic ration 
of hay and grain (check cons). 
Rating. 
Flavor. 
Odor. 
Opinions. 
Percent. 
Opinions. 
Per cent. 
74 
6 


92.5 
7.5 
.0 
.0 
75 
3 
2 

93.8 
3.7 
Sliehtlv off 
2. 5 
Off . , 
.0 
Totci. . 
80 
100.0 
80 
100.0 
FEEDING 25 POUNDS ONE HOUR BEFORE MILKING. 
Feeding green corn one hour before milking at the rate of 25 pounds 
which constitutes a full feed for the average cow, proved to have but 
slight effect on either flavor or odor of milk. A total of 107 opinions 
on 32 samples of milk produced by cows fed in this manner showed 
79.4 per cent of the opinions rating the milk normal in flavor and 
86 per cent normal in odor. In the case of off flavors 14 per cent of 
the opinions rated the milk very slightly off and 6.6 per cent slightly 
off. Likewise 5.6 per cent of the opinions rated the milk very slightly 
off and 8.4 per cent slightly off in odor. None of the opinions rated 
the milk off in either flavor or odor. (See Table 9.) 
Table 9. — Opinions on flavor and odor of 32 samples of milk from cows fed 25 pounds 
of green corn one hour before milking. 
Rating. 
Flavor. 
Odor. 
Opinions. 
Per cent. 
Opinions. 
Per cent. 
85 
15 
7 

79.4 
14.0 
6.6 
.0 
92 
86.0 
6 
9 

5.6 
Slightly off.". 
8.4 
Off..... 
.0 
Total 
107 
100.0 
107 
100.0 
FEEDrNG 25 POUNDS IMMEDIATELY AFTER MDLKTNG. 
Feeding 25 pounds of green corn immediately after milking had 
practically no effect on either flavor or odor of milk. A total of 
98 opinions on 29 samples of milk produced by cows receiving this 
amount of green corn after milking showed 89.8 per cent rating the 
milk normal in flavor and 91.8 per cent normal in odor. The per- 
centage of opinions rating the milk as very slightly off and slightly 
off was somewhat lower than when the green corn was fed before the 
milking, viz, 7.1 per cent and 3.1 per cent, respectively. Likewise, 
5.1 per cent and 3.1 per cent of the opinions rated the odor of the 
milk very slightly off and slightly off, respectively. There were no 
opinions rating the milk off in either flavor or odor. (See Table 10.) 
As compared with the check samples, the milk produced by cows 
fed this amount of green corn after milking showed a slightly higher 
