New York Agricultural Experiment Station. 
15 
Feeding Experiments. 
The feeding experiment reported here was undertaken with refer- 
ence to the study of the effect of the food upon the milk, and for this 
purpose a farrow cow was selected. This cow, Ceres, was of no breed, 
and was received in new milk December, 1884, the exact date of calv- 
ing unknown. Her yield has been as below, by months : 
1885. 
1886. • 
1887. 
lbs. 
lbs- 
lbs 
753 
444 
338 
February 
659 
403 
397 
March 
800 
437 
487 
651 
354 
447 
May 
637 
568 
490 
678 
590 
485 
July 
579 
571 
442 
539 
543 
443 
475 
554 
373 
October 
424 
559 
389 
365 
465 
December 
430 
417 
6,990 
5,905 
