Keport of the Director of the 
PERIODS. 
July 14-31.— Milk 
August 1-28. — Milk and grain 
August 29-September 6. — Milk, grain 
and clover 
Sejjtember 7-22. — Milk, grain and clover. 
September 23-Oetober 7. — Grain and 
clover 
October 8-22. — Grain and grass 
December 7-January 4. — Hay and little 
grain 
EXTREME LIVE WEIGHTS DURING 
PERIODS. 
92 — 
120 
93 
— 116 
123 — 
181 
117 
— 155 
183 — 
195 
157 
— 162 
194 — 
207 
161 
— 175 
220 — 
235 
186 
— 195 
241 — 
265 
196 
— 215 
312 — 
355 
252 
— 279 
The following additional table gives the weights at different dates, in 
1886, the feeding being of the ordinary character, hay and little grain 
or pasturage: 
DATES. 
February 1. 
March 1. 
April 6. 
June 1. 
July 3, 
August 3. 
December 1, 
" Bess,' 
lbs. 
" Jess,' 
lbs. 
387 
313 
430 
354 
461 
386 
563 
462 
616 
510 
618 
525 
753 
590 
Bess. 
Dec. l-io 
11-20 
21-30 
31-Jan. 9 
Jan. 10-19 
20- 29 
30-Feb. 8 
Feb', s-18 
19-28 
Mar. 1-10 
11-20 
21- 30 
Aver- 
age 
weight 
lbs. 
757 
762 
IKi 
813 
824 
830 
857 
880 
884 
804 
898 
928 
Extremes 
of weight 
during 
periods, 
lbs. 
750-76(1 
735-784 
760-799 
804-820 
802- 835 
824-850 
844-868 
857-895 
870-894 
H7i! 912 
H7:t -910 
AVERAGE DAILY FOOD CONSUMED. 
Hay, 
lbs. 
15.1 
11.3 
14.1 
12.6 
13.3 
13.1 
13.9 
14.8 
14.0 
L2J9 
L3.4 
L8.7 
Corn 
meal, 
lbs. 
8.8 
8.6 
8.3 
Lin- 
seed 
meal, 
lbs. 
3.8 
4*.i 
i'i 
3.2 
1.8 
2.1 
3.1 
4.0 
4.0 
Ensil- 
age, 
lbs. 
Bran, 
lbs. 
1.6 
2.0 
4.5 
6.0 
Water 
drank 
lbs. 
39.4 
33.2 
45.5 
34.9 
32.8 
35.2 
38.4 
31.2 
34.1 
31.5 
44.6 
45.2 
