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‘Samples of each kind of meal fed during the trial were analyzed. 
The figures obtained appear in the following table : 
Nitrogen Ether 
Water Ash Albuminoids Crude free extract extract 
per ct. per ct. per cent. fiber. per cent. per cent. 
Pan mealey cele O08 eG eles 11.06 52.02 .86 
Cornmeal 10.25 1.36 9.08 1.18 fey Mest 4.58 
Crushed oats 10.09 3.24 np Lian 53.98 4,49 
Wheat bran 12.62 5.68 14.91 15.50 45.50 5.86 
Linseed meal 9.43 5.24 32.03 11.06 SOREL 5 at 
Calculated in pounds per day for each cow : 
Albuminoids Fiber. Nitrogen free Ether extract 
pounds. extract, pounds. pounds. 
Wilda D 1 June 24, 4.60 2.98 18.14 1.03 
4 June 25-29, 2.55 erg 9.87 60 
Evelina of Verna, 4.60 2.98 18.14 1.03 
Edessa, 4,25 3.03 16.61 1.07 
In the absence of data concerning the condition of these cows pre- 
ceding or subsequent to the feeding of the above ration, it is impos- 
sible to determine what effect it may have had upon them, but it 
was the impression of the herdsman that the addition of pea meal 
had been a disadvantage. Private tests of Hilda D had given a 
larger yield of butter per day than was obtained in the official trial. 
Moreover Hilda D was very lame during the test, this was attributed 
to the heavy ration which she received, and on this account the 
amount of grain given her was diminished nearly half on the second 
day. The amount of this reduction in pounds of the different con- 
stituents was: Albuminoids 2.05, Fiber 1.27, Nitrogen free ex- 
tract 8.27, Fat .43, or sufficient nutriment to maintain a good cow 
while giving afair quantity of milk. Compare the ration fed to the 
Jersey cow, Jem, during test at the Station. An inspection of the 
milk yields shows no reduction which can be attributed to the di- 
minished ration, the large yield of the first day and the small yield of 
the last being due to the change in the time of milking, which made 
the first day three hours longer, and the last three hours shorter 
than the others. Nor was there any falling off in the qualify of the 
milk, the butter yield being larger in the last part of the trial than 
the first. ) 
SORGHUM. 
On May 20, three of the experimental plats were planted with 
Early Amber Cane, the seed used being supplied by the Wisconsin 
Ex. Station. It was planted in hills 44 inches apart each way, from 
4 to 7 stalks being left to each hill. It vegetated May 28, and was 
cultivated June 5, June 29 and July 20. Although the season was 
long and favorable to a large growth of cane, it was not sufficiently 
warm for it to reach a state of maturity most favorable for sugar 
production. Owing to the backwardness of the cane, no tests were 

