THE INFLUENCE OF FOOD UPON MILK. 
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No. 1.—Bonnie Lonan, Shorthorn, age 7 yrs ; last calf April, 1891. 
Food Consumed. 
Daily Average, 
lbs. 
Milk Yield, 
Daily Average. 
-| 
Per Ct. 
Fat. 
Weight of 
Animal. 
FEEDING PERIOD. 
Feed. 
Hay or 
Straw. 
Water. 
Babcock. 
Gravimet¬ 
ric. 
I 
Beginning 
Closing. 
Gain or 
Loss. 1 
1. Wheat bran and lucerne. 
6 
23.3 
107.1 
lbs. ozs. 
13 1 
3 84 
4 16 
1232 
1344 
112 
r 
2. Linseed oil meal, some bran J 
and lucerne. ] 
l 
Bran, 
1.9 
0. Meal 
1.8 
22.8 
106.3 
12 5 
4.53 
4.16 
1341 
1342 
—2 
3. Lin. oil meal and oat straw.. 
4.3 
7 
60.7 
9 7 
5.22 
5.15 
1342 
1312 
—30 
4. Wheat bran and oat straw_ 
6 
14.6 
75.8 
10 3 
3.99 
3.77 
1312 
1304 
—8 
5. Wheat bran and lucerne. 
8.7 
20.1 
103.9 
12 12 
3.90 
3.50 
1304 
1342 
38 
6. Indian corn meal and lucerne 
6.4 
20.8 
95.2 
13 4 
3.92 
3.48 
1342 
1326 
—16 
7. Wheat bran and lucerne. 
10.5 
19.7 
119.7 
14 6 
3.67 
3.75 
1326 
1338 
12 
8. Indian corn meal and lucerne 
9 
20.4 
107.3 
13 12 
3.38 
3.55 
1328 
1356 
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No. 2—Orchard Lark, B. 2d, Shorthorn, age 3} years; last calf, 
October, 1891. 
1. 
Wheat bran and lucerne. 
6 
24.1 
123.6 
13 
13 
3.45 
3.81 
1180 
1285 
105 
2. 
Wheat bran and lucerne. 
6 
24.2 
126.4 
13 
4 
3.18 
3.22 
1285 
1294 
9 
3. 
Wheat bran and oat straw.... 
6 
12.5 
79.9 
10 
10 1 
3.68 
4.53 
1294 
1270 
—24 
4. 
Lin. oil meal and oat straw.. 
4.3 
17.4 
84.6 
10 
9 
3.97 
3.72 
1270 
1210 
—60 
5. 
Wheat bran and lucerne. 
8.7 
22 
120.2 
12 
5 
3.66 
3.73 
1210 
1234 
24 
6. 
Wheat bran and lucerne. 
10.5 
24.5 
122.7 
13 
1 
3.52 
3.54 
1234 
1298 
64 
“7 
4 • 
Indian corn meal and lucerne 
7.3 
26.1 
133 
12 
10 
3.22 
3.35 
1298 
1296 
—2 
8. 
Indian corn meal and lucerne 
9 
26.7 
127.5 
12 
13 ! 
3.38 
2.95 
1296 
1322 
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No. 3—May Lincoln, Holstein, age 8 yrs ; last calf, October, 1891. 
1. Wheat bran and lucerne. 
6 
22.3 
110 
21 
12 
3.14 
3.35 
1005 
1115 
110 
2. Linseed oil meal, some bran J 
and lucerne. i 
l 
0. Meal 
2.1 
Bran 
1.2 
24.8 
118.2 
20 
10 
3.42 
3.12 
1115 
1132 
17 
3. Lin. oil meal and oat straw... 
4.4 
8.3 
67.5 
15 
9 
3.38 
3.53 
1132 
1070 
-62 
4. Wheat bran and oat straw — 
6 
12.8 
73.1 
14 
0 
2.74 
3.23 
1070 
1076 
6 
5. Wheat bran and lucerne. 
• 8.7 
18.4 
106.3 
16 
6 
2.78 
2.95 
1076 
1128 
52 
6. Indian corn meal and lucerne 
6.4 
21.3 
97.5 
18 
1 
2.53 
2.82 
1128 
1132 
4 
7. Whpat bran and lucerne. 
10.5 
20.8 
129.6 
18 
8 
2 60 
3.10 
1132 
1138 
6 
