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, TaBLeE II. 
Food consumed and milk yield of Juno, March 15-24, inclusive. 
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give water at 36° F.| 42% | 1064 64 10 PSN S 0084 (86-2 SO OD 
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SS eS ee rns | 45 1066. (79 6.1 s,. ft 8004 "00. 1. 288 1 8s 
Rete eee cd os bax cdgeccaeres 4535°) 3083.| ~ 91-11} ......- | 30-00, | 24 -6 | 788.76 
DATS el i ea eer 4744 | 1072 is Sets 0 te hea | 30.. 00+} 28 6 | 36-15 
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| Totals ............ 71 os os ee WIA BE 9 she os beeen | 047 8 | 375-8 
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* Daily. t Average for last five days. 
_ The temperatures given in the tables are the mean of two 
‘readings, morning and evening, in the stable. Outside the extremes 
and mean temperatures were as follows: 
Fahr. 
Maximum temperature March 5-14, inclusive................ 36.0 
Minimum temperature March 5-14, inclusive................ 24.4 
Mean temperature March 5-14, inclusive.............. sete 30.4 
Maximum temperature March 15-24, inclusive............... 44.4 
_. Minimum temperature March 15-24, inclusive ............... 29 .2: 
- Mean temperature March 15—24, inclusive............. aeethiaes 39.0 
This test was necessarily too short to be more than an indicator” 
for and introduction to a complete experiment. The first notice- 
able thing is the good appetite manifested by the cow and the 
excessive amount of water drank which was only diminished by 
an average of 9.1 pounds daily when the temperature was lowered 
69° F. | | 
Her body weight fell off from an average of 1,073 pounds while 
on warm water to 1,059 pounds on cold water. The difference of 
9.1 pounds of water daily would account for nearly two-thirds of 
this loss. 
- The grain ration remained the same and was all consumed 
_— during both periods, but during the cold water period the average 
-_ gonsumption of hay increased 6.2 ounces per day. 
