THE FOOD WE GIVE. 
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Queys. 
5 a.m.—421bs. roots, 31bs. hay chaff, and 3oz, of salt, steamed. 
9.30 a.m.—41bs. oat straw, water ad lib. 
11.30 a.m.—41bs. oat straw. 
5 p.m.—Steamed mess as at 5 a.m. 
8 p.m.—4lbs. oat straw, water ad lib. 
Total for each animal:—421bs. of roots, 31bs. hay steamed, 61bs. oat 
straw, and 3oz. salt, 
Stirks. 
5 a.m.—ISflbs. roots, 11b. hay chaff, and loz. salt, steamed. 
9.30 a m.—41bs. oat straw. 
11.30 a.m.—Steamed mess as at 5 a.m. 
5 p.m.— Steamed mess as at 5 a.m. 
8 p.m.—41bs. oat straw. 
Daily quantity for each animal;—281bs. roots, l|lbs. hay steamed, 41bs. 
oat straw, l^oz. salt; water always before them. 
From Feb. 3rd to March 30th the whole of the beasts had 
mangolds for fourteen days, then swedes fourteen days, then 
mangolds for fourteen. The result was, as given in some 
elaborate tables by Mr. Thomson, that three cows did best on 
swedes, one cow did best on mangolds. Of the feeding beasts, 
three did best on swedes, one did equally well on both. Of 
the queys, two did best on swedes, two did best on mangolds. 
Of the stirks, three did best on swedes, one did best on man¬ 
golds. During this period the weight of the milk produced 
by the cows fed on swedes, or by those fed on mangolds 
was = 30 lbs. 14ozs. in favour of swedes. During the same 
period the per centage of cream produced was —19 oz. in 
favour of the mangolds. The amount of butter produced 
during this period from 10 lbs. of whole milk was = 2 oz. 5 drs. 
in favour of mangolds. The quality of the butter was in the 
majority of cases the best from the mangolds. Upon a re¬ 
petition of these experiments in the year 1865 similar results 
were obtained. 
Another important inquiry engaged Mr. Thomson's atten¬ 
tion in 1864, viz. the comparative feeding qualities of bean- 
meal and oatmeal. To test this he tells us that on March 
]6th four feeding beasts and four milch cows were selected, 
and put up in lots of two in each, and were fed. All the ani¬ 
mals were of the Ayrshire breed, and were as nearly alike in 
size, age, and condition, as he had. The food to each lot, 
from March l6th to June 1st, was as follows : 
5 a.m.—37flbs. of mangolds, 21bs. of hay chaff steamed, and S^lbs. of 
meal (bean or oat as the case may be), ^Ib. treacle, and six oz. salt mixed 
with them. 
5.30 a.m.—4lbs. of hay, water ad lib. 
