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_ to September 16, the beginning of the experiment, 5,472 sunds of 
milk, upon September 16 yielding seven pounds fifteen ounces. She 
weighed 569 pounds on arrival November 380, 1882, and 620 pounds 
April 19, 1882; 701 pounds on January 11, 1884, and 716 pounds 
September 1, 1884. 
_ Meg is about six years old, and had a calf. December 4, 1883, and 
again January 7, 1884. She was bred April 5, 1884, and is hence 
due to calve January 9,1885. She arrived at the station November 
30, 1882. From her calving December 4 to her drying off Novem- 
ber 24, 1883, she yielded 5552 pounds of milk. Calving again Jan- 
uary 7, 1884, she has yielded up to September 16, the date of this ex- 
periment 4385 pounds, yielding on September 16, nine pounds six 
ounces. She weighed 792 pounds on her arrival at the station Noy- 
ember 1882, and 676 pounds April 19, 1882 ; 809 pounds Januar 
11, 1884, and 786 pounds September 1, 1884. : 
The data obtained are given in the following tables : — 
TABLE. 

Weight of Food Consumed 
Dry Matter. 




Weight of Cows. Lbs. 
Lbs. Sale sk 
. Consumed, 
DATE. Jain ee Libs 
oO 
usps been) oie | | oF a 0 aoe 
erp tae ete) eS | PL ashe Nee 
BIGDGF GLE, Deidos os 716 786 MALMO T SEE vase Jace L Whats. Poieuateeuee 
ote eS eeee 713 fg ery PARTS. 96.) 284) 11 96? 3. eof 16:31 14 76 
BURA as de2% 726 801 "63 125.72 | .... 125.12 22.0 | 21.5 
tua os we 713 787 750 123.50 | .... |28.538 90. ER 20 <1 
De Ae Gaia 736 830 783 125.75 | .... {24.98 22:0-| 21.3 
LA Se a 750 820 785 121. 81°) 2... (20.58 18.3701 R6 
ee Bee 746 819 782 128.06 | .... [27.87 94..0:) 23.8 
Age. St aw ber dad 807 PID OSi BL re. ea lek oko 94 2) 2322 
Raa he sl és 743 821 782 198.93 | .... 128.56 | .... | 24.8 | 24.4 
2 ae ay ae 752 834. 793 115.37 126.12 (15.37 126.12 | 19.2 | 19.2 
i ee a 736 827 781 | 9.81 '40.16 | 9.68 |40.0 Peaks bere 
OL eA 754. 830 792 | 6.12 |67.0 6.93 '67.0 20.8 | 21.5 
DAS Sei Tle ea 736 818 TUTladas Rede co 56.31 .| 2174 18st 
Beaters sk 725 801 WOSal een aoa oct aeee 2. Oe can 
Oct. {  o: ale Se ea 680 769 WIR AAO Ost ee PL AOS 8.3 9.4255 
2 678 Widen OG) ler bese od 0 act ens 1 OURO 4.9 Alte 
Say ee ce ct 690 ete PSL Cee 126.0 ieee 6.0 5.4 
Ac, Stas 667 766 thei. 25.0 aes We 5.8 2.7 
SN SS he 651 728 689 | .. 35.0 2.0 1.41 8.2 2.0 
ir ot, «8s. ke 650 726 688 | .. 25.0 7.25-112.0 5.8 9.0 
ee es ane 635 750 692 | 6.0 {25.0 6.0 '27.0 11.0} 11.5 
3 ee eee 649 771 710 | 8.0 {80.0 8.0 (80,0 9.6 9.6 
te Se oe 646 765 705 | 7.0 {80.0 6.0 |40.0 13.0 | 14.5 
1 a 649 760 704 | 4.0 |25.0 4.0 {25.0 9.2 9.2 


