FACILITY OF DIGESTION A FACTOR IN FEEDING 9 
TEMPERATURE. 
The temperature of barn and drinking water were taken 
morning and evening of each day, beginning January 14. 
The temperature of the water drank ranged from 35 January 
7-13 to 42° April 17-23. The barn temperature ranged from 
42° on January 7-13 to 52 on April 17-23. 
FEEDING PERIODS. 
From December 12 to January 6 was considered a prelimi- 
nary period. Previous to this time the cows were fed hay, 
silage and a small amount of grain. During the preliminary 
period the roughage in Ethel’s ration was reduced at the rate 
of one pound per day and the meal gradually increased. This 
change’ was completed on December 24, and after this Ethel 
received six pounds of corn meal daily and no other food. 
Rumination ceased shortly after, but the animal evinced no 
apparent discomfort. 
AMOUNT OF RATION. 
In the case of the exclusive hay diet, and the exclusive meal 
diet as well, the amount of the ration was adjusted as near as 
possible to maintain the live weight of the animal. During 
the preliminary period Mina received 15 pounds of mixed hay 
per day and Ethel 6 pounds of corn meal. During the first 
73 days of the experiment Mina received 14 pounds of hay 
daily and 15 pounds daily in the last 33 days of the trial. 
Ethel received 6 pounds of corn meal daily, in three feeds, 
from December 24 to April 23. During a part of the time the 
meal was consumed with apparent relish. At other times the 
allowance of meal in whole or in part would remain uneaten 
from one feeding period to the next. At these times there 
was an apparent lack of saliva to properly moisten the food for 
mastication. Several times during the experiment the meal 
that had become fouled was weighed back and an equal amount 
of fresh meal placed in the manger. Six pounds of meal, 
however, was fed daily in the experimental period and the 
animal consumed 636 pounds in the 106 days. 
