10 
THE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 
elusions to be drawn by the reader, asking his attention 
to the almost constant difference existing in the values of 
the foods in question, and that in this experiment clear 
bran was employed, instead of the usual mixed mill feed. 
1st period, ration oat chop and alfalfa ; 2d period, bran and alfalfa. 
NAME. 
BREED. 
6 
tn 
< 
Calved. 
Hay Eaten. 
'Per Ct. 
Fat. 
Weight of 
Animal. 
I 4 
> 
c3 
o 
Begin. 
Close. 
S-» 
a s 
o 
w 
Bonnie Louan. 
..Shorthorn . 
7 
April, 1891 
24.8 
3.81 
4.08 
1315 
1320 
5 
bb %k 
bb 
25.0 
3.95 
4 10 
1320 
1315 
—5 
Orchard Lark. 
bb 
3'A 
Oct., 1891 
28.3 
3.43 
3.75 
1230 
1270 
40 
U bb 
“ 
26.8 
3.50 
i 
3.62 
1270 
1264 
—6 
Matilda. 
... Jorsey ... 
4 
Dec., 1891 
23.0 
A 55 
3.00 
910 
955 
45 
b b 
b b 
23 1 
2.95 
3 00 
955 
942 
—13 
Pride of the Rockies.. 
b b 
4 
Sept., 1891 
22.5 
4.00 
3.93 
865 
895 
30 
bb b b b b 
b b 
20.1 
4.26 
4.28 
895 
HS0 
15 
FEEDING EXPERIMENT CONTINUED. 
Apparently, we secured a glimpse into the darkness 
with the oat and bran feeding. Our idea in this experi¬ 
menting in the same line was, if possible, to learn more 
of the influence of different foods upon the butter fat. 
Cows .—More cows were added. We employed in this 
work the same Shorthorns, secured from Messrs. Cornforth 
& Styles, of Loveland, two pure-bred Holsteins, retained 
one of the Jerseys and exchanged the other for an older 
cow ; each breed was then represented by an aged and a 
young animal. These six cows received the same treat¬ 
ment and quarters as had the four, and were under the 
charge of the same herdsman until April 1, when he was 
succeeded by Mr. B. Roseberry, who gave them the same 
careful attention to the close of the experiment. 
