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BULLETIN 104 
 
 DECEMBER, ise& 
 
 Ontario Agricultural College and Experimental Farm 
 
 BATIONS FOE DAIRY COWS 
 
 AND 
 
 OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST TO DAIRYMEN. 
 
 By G. E. Day, B.8.A., Aoricuwubirt. 
 
 PUBLISHED BY 
 THE OHTAEIO DEPAETMEKT OF AGKIOULTUBE, TOBOHTO. 
 
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 ,„ . _ TORONTO : 
 
 WARWICK BROS & RUTTER, Pbintww and Bo 
 
 1896. 
 
 OKBiKDBM, Front St. Wkst. 
 
THE ONTARIO AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE 
 
 AMD 
 
 EXPERIMENTAL FARM, GUELPH, ONT. 
 
 HON. JOHN DRYDBN, Toronto. Ont , 
 
 Minister of Agrioulture for Ontario. 
 
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 JAHts Mills, M.A., LL.D. 
 J. H. Panton, M.A., P.G.8. 
 A. E. Shuttlbwohth, B.A. So 
 
 J. H. Rbkd, V.S 
 
 H. H. Dkan, B.S.A. . . 
 
 Wm. Rinnib 
 
 0. A. iiAViTz, B.S.A. .. 
 
 G. E. Dat, B.S.A. 
 
 H. L. Hb-t, B.S.A. .. 
 
 F, C. Habbison, B.S.A. . . 
 J. B, Rbtnoldb, B.A... 
 R. Haroocbt, B.S.A. 
 
 L. O. J\BVI8 
 
 r. f. holtbbmank.. 
 Oaptain Waltbb Clabkb 
 W. O. Smwabt, M.U. 
 
 G. A. PCTNAH 
 
 A. MoCalldm 
 
 Prenident. 
 
 Profeasor of Natural History and (Jeolojry. 
 . . Professor of Ohemistry. 
 
 Profeiisor of Veterinary Science. 
 
 ProfeMor of Dairy Huhbandry. 
 
 Farm Superintendent. 
 
 Experimentalist. 
 
 Agriculturist. 
 
 Horticulturist. 
 
 Bacteriologist. 
 
 AsRistant Resident Master. 
 
 Assistant Chemist. 
 
 Manager and Lecturer in Poultry Department. 
 
 Lecturer on Apiculture. 
 
 Instructor in Drill and Gymnastics. 
 
 Physician. 
 
 Stenographer. 
 
 Bursar. 
 
 ADVIeiORY BOARD. 
 
 Jr',kSrr;.rr".. ••. "-'-£; TZ'7Tr- 
 
 Ed,..dJ„„ .. .. ., B„.rB'^'?°°."1«°™' 
 
 J S Smith Head, County of Simooe. 
 
 Q B BoTn« Maple Lodge, County of Middlesex. 
 
 D a! DowuNO Warkworth, County of Northumberland. 
 
 Wm. Donaldson Appleton, County of Carleton. 
 
 ri n T.„-,- o South Zorra, County of Oxford. 
 
 C. 0. Jam«. &«^ary Deputy Minister of Agriculture. TorontiK 
 
 At the 
 
 Union, held 
 
 tion of inter 
 
 inalce an atti 
 
 employed w^ 
 
 managers of 
 
 Farmer's Int 
 
 thnir district 
 
 circular lette 
 
 sent to eaol 
 
 363 forms W( 
 
 or less fully { 
 
 from E)sex ii 
 
 of the Provii 
 
 As direc 
 results of inq 
 sources relnti 
 bulletin is no 
 simplify the i 
 confuse the a 
 
 The that 
 those gentlen 
 the nature of 
 
 Length o 
 ticalar, the e 
 replies was I 
 and 8 weeks 
 one time. 
 
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 BULLETIN 104. 
 
 RATIONS I'OR DAIRY COWS 
 
 AND 
 
 OTHER MATTERS OF INTEUK8T TO DAIRYMEN. 
 
 Ry G. E. Dav, n.8.A. 
 
 tion of intorest to the stock breederaof the Province Th«..«^n™^;j '™"*- 
 lu&lce an af^mimf f« n«ii«„* : t '. luo rrovince. ihe commiitee decided to 
 
 mauagerg of cheese factories and creameries in Ontario »n5*?o'^.- \ 
 
 tli«ir districts. In this manner a large number of names were obtained am? a 
 
 s^t j; ft'' rrP*"''f ''^ * ^^^"^ *'«"»'*'«»"« » number of nu^Snsia. 
 sent to each of the gentlemen whose name, had been procured A toJ^theV 
 
 r«,.,l^n?i''"'^-'°'"'t9r.™'5''^' ^ *»»^« t*'^«'» t**" "bertj of arranging the 
 results of nqu.ries in bulletin form, toother with matte., compiled from various 
 sources rel,UmK to the principles of feeding, composition of fSderreToTh?. 
 bulletm IS not designed for scientiGc reader? but every effort has h^nm^dl/^ 
 
 Jon?!^^ "'J"' '' rf '° '"'*'°'^' •"'* °»-y de^rwiicJi^ht Tend t^ 
 coofuBe the average reader have been purposely omitted. ^ 
 
 The thanks of the committee and of the Experimental Union are due to 
 hose gentlemen who so courteously responded to the request for information 
 the nature of which will be obtained from a perusal of tS. bulletin ' 
 
 Lenqlh of Time Cmoa Remain Dry. A wide variation ii>iaf^ .•« ♦i.:- 
 
 ttl'^L^ tiT' 'rr'^i'i ^^"« loXTS thet^^^^^^^ 
 
 In^ ft J^ " ''"^■i .^^ ?■■ *^® '""««" "°"'^'" 'V ''^t^een 6 and 12 wLks^ 
 
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^i ^IfuT^ , Sixty e.«hfc out of the 170 dairymen report co... dehorned • 
 !r.„U n '^ '*"' "O'pH^ns, they expreg. them^lve. MtiH6.d with the 
 re.»l . One man state, that the cowa do not .ell so readilyrowing to^fficultv 
 
 that It will operate against thorn in the show rin?. while a third Ht»^ea that hif 
 dehorn^ cow« bunt each other, .omotimo. causb, ab>rd 7 Ou the other 
 hand ^veral whose cow, are not dehorned. ex,,rl approval o the prao foe 
 while othern condemn it a. cruel. unHightly. unn'c«8.ary, etc. The fearthat ft 
 would mt.rf..re with Hunces. in exhibiting has deterred a con.iderabrnumLr 
 Iron, dehorning pure bred.. Only four report that they are dehorn „«ca^^^^^^^ 
 ^attfiy ''""* '"° "^^'°'^ ^^'^ re^omoiended a', very eff.ct?ve aTd 
 
 .round'.hrhn?„**'^r'^''' V"""'""!:'" ""^ '^*y« ''''^' t'*^ J»»!r is clipped from 
 •wund the horn, and some butter of antimony i. rubbed on the buddinc hora 
 with a thin piece of wo<,d. It in then rubbed over again with the wmo 0!^ 
 of^o.1 of vunol (sulphuric acid). L,s. than a drop 0I each .rtLr^iHo Jj'e 
 
 2nd. When the CHlf is three or four duva old t.li« attn »!.«.» 'U u 
 
 grow, is scarified, and a little of Qillett's lye IJpHed to the scar '^'' ^'"^ 
 
 Fn this connection it may be noted that caustic potash is "freaaentiv nsed 
 
 in.tead of the substance mentioned above. "equentiy nsed 
 
 IJornFly. Out of 170 rpplirs, U3 reported horn iliea troublesome 23 
 reported them not very troublesome, aud 5 reported them nortroublesom. 
 Those who reported the fly not troublesome reprenented the countiLof Essex 
 York Add.ngton and L..dH ; while replies of "not very trouh rome " came 
 from the counties of Kent. Elgin, Middlesex. Perth. Bruce? York Dufferrn 
 Victoria Northumberland. Hnsting.. Addingtoi, Stormont and Dundka^ Fr"m 
 some of these counties however, reports were received of a directiropposl" 
 character, and hence this information is rather uusatisfacto-y. ^ ^^ 
 
 all th?llw *''"" ^™P'°y«'l '*>«• th.« horn fly are exceedingly varied, and range 
 all the way from kerosene emulsion down to applying ta? to the horns and 
 even dehorning, the advocates of the latter evidently forgetting that wJek the 
 fly resta upon a cow a horn it occasions her less annoyance th^an at any other 
 Tl IZ fr'^^'T %"•'"• '^^ •■«'"«^'«« '"'^« »>«^" arranged under our 
 r^me5ie::aVa^%rrwa" °' ^^'"'^ ^'° '^^« *"«^ *^« <»'^--^ «^-- of 
 
 10 ^7"*^-''^° «'"P'7*:'^ different kinds of oil and greaae with carbolic acid 
 19 tned kerosene emulsion. 6 experimented with the Guthrie horn fly t«p 
 and 40 resorted to various other remedies. ^ P' 
 
 Opinions regarding the merits of different remedies are anything but unani- 
 
 rthe'MmTreZdT tJ: *°^ •*"'"'''' '^^l^^^^ unqualified condemnation 
 ?L„;nnv of . T ?• ^''^ "*"' ■°"''*'« °' diaaatisfaction aeems to be the 
 
 «3n. Lv« £L "5 T !I*T"^ .*° """"^ Soo** '^""I'-- The following con- 
 clanoni have been deduced from the replies received : 
 
 Gila 
 one quart 
 cow's bod 
 tannet'a 
 grease or 1 
 some on ti 
 where cow 
 
 Keroi 
 applied ev 
 
 The( 
 who have 
 most ( ffect 
 as they en 
 
 Amoii 
 lowing : 
 
 One p 
 
 water, app 
 
 Whey 
 
 Oil (f 
 
 Lard 1 
 
 Equal 
 
 " Mex 
 
 obtained fn 
 
 Of the 
 
 and carboli( 
 
 objectionabi 
 
 day is highl 
 
 method, cou 
 
 effective. 
 
 Sumrm 
 tised, but l4 
 kind of gre€ 
 during some 
 
 The foil 
 mentary fodi 
 
 Gref n c 
 
 Green 
 
 Green r 
 
 Green c 
 
 Green c 
 
 A glanc 
 
 only 1 1 did n 
 
 peaa,oroat8i 
 
 Qsed corn alo 
 
cow'2 Jy e;er/w^7 The ^17"!?"^ ''"t^q.'n-. to b., applied all over the 
 awjiueoroil An T- ?• **^"*'»''. ''hey (grease and almost any other kind of 
 fomTortSe gro^Sd ti:: Tere i^'d"" Btron, H.uelling repellaJts i, ur'ed by 
 wher^cowaTeTifkedt f^^^^^^^^ ''''' '»>« °^- -^^ taint th'e U 
 
 •ppliSTv'erdar'l^S tlhU 7 "*"•/?' '^ "^"'•^ "'""• ^'"'^ -1-««' to be 
 Tu « !u : ^""^ *' " ''*""J' «-nerally ooudemned. 
 
 irho have u!;^'.-* fh^r ^^ ?rP '"^ '•"''' c'^'n^^nded and oondea,„ed by thoa. 
 
 n,o»t .^ct ;f u 'e wt d^e^m rb^e'^h^^bT 'r'«';"« ;'« -f-o-b^'s 
 
 « they enter the stoble *''' **'°'' *° "'•^*'' '*»« *'«''» «' ^i- 
 
 ^^^, Among the more importatt of other remodiea mentioned occur the fol- 
 
 water^ptdTwIofaleT' "'' "*P' ' """^^.^ ^^'^°"° -^. ^ gallons ,oft 
 Whey greaap, applied twice a week. 
 0.1 of tar and raw linsped oil, app'ied once a woek 
 liard and piue t«r, applied twice a woek 
 
 « Yrir'^'iS"^ i^ *"'^ '""^ °^'' ^•"' » "i^tle coon oil. 
 objectionable features kTEI^k "'°''t . ff. crive, tho.inh it in not without 
 
 during some part of the summer. ' "''^'^ throughout or 
 
 Green com 129 
 
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 Ureen oats and peas 6** 
 
 2'^nrye '.'.'.'.'. 10 
 
 Green clover. jq 
 
 Green oats and tares 7 
 
 Ensilage. 5 
 
 Green alfalfa ..!!..!! 4 
 
 G-een millet .!....!.. 2 
 
 Grpen buckwheat [[ g 
 
 Green tares ' 2 
 
 ^„ , ureen tares 2 
 
 pew. or «t. .nd Z«Z «om,SS^Tl. °°""';"»"°° "»■»»««'» of o.t, .„d 
 
 0^ »„ ^o„. .od. h"rr'rzi~i:X"ts"i..^ii's:r„t 
 
trnrhri? f Ti . ' ***f°V»»."on ha, been furntHhed in the report. It wa. aUa 
 however, that many of the records do iot represent .h« actua^^ return. I^^ 
 
 in3;d M mLe?. hnll'^ "*'"" '^'^ "^T '^''" '•*^'°°'' 8'^«» below ari not 
 inienaea aa models, but they are worth reading carefully. 
 
 Some Ontario ralioru /or dairy cow». 
 
 oow./ljo'o lU^''* Shorthorns, Jerseys, and Jersey grades. Average weight of 
 
 Becord : Sold 6 200 lbs. butter from 22 cows. 
 bay. r;t^f rnd^e tch 'h\;^^^ ' '''' ^" '"^•'' '' •*- «"""««' ' '^' ^'-^ 
 a.dgtrnTo^nr'rirhVlll^*'^*''"^ '''"'''''' '^"^ -^ -^»'-' 
 
 2. NoRTiiuMBRKLAND Co. Ayrehires. Average weight of cows 1,000 Iba 
 Bteonl : 64,734 lbs. milk, and 700 lbs. butter from 1 1 cow* 
 
 ti.o.!,rand:rot"LVat.r^^^^^^^ ^^^ -'«' ' ^^- °" "-'• ^* '»>'• 
 
 peas rr; Xe^'^r^^ilT^ri.*"' ''*°' ^^"'' ^^'^ ^^ '«^«'"*' «-» 
 900 it. °"'"''' ^°' ^''*''' Shorthorns and Jer-ey.. Average weight of cows 
 Record : 1 10.316 lbs. milk, averaging 3 9 per cent, fat, from 20 cowa 
 
 cut ha^aid Bt^lt" '' ' ''" '''"' ' ''• "'' °""'' '" ^'" •^""'"e^' '^O'**'- '°ot*. with 
 ^Mwwer ration : Green oats and peas, with pasture. 
 
 4. DuNDAs Oo. Grade, Ayrshires. Average weight of cows 1, OCO lbs. 
 Record : 30 cows averaged $45 each. 
 
 Wi 
 and bar) 
 will eat. 
 
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 8 ] 
 Ree 
 
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 ■traw, ai 
 
 Sun 
 
 and grte 
 
 6. ( 
 Rmi 
 W%n 
 
 lage, and 
 
 and 4 IIm 
 
 Sum 
 
 7. L 
 Jieco 
 Win 
 
 6, 3, 3, ai 
 with an o 
 
 Sum: 
 
 8. Y. 
 
 Rf.eoi 
 
 Wi,d 
 they will 
 
 Sunn 
 
 9. O: 
 Hfcor 
 
 45 lbs. mi 
 Wint. 
 lbs. tiinotl 
 turn if s. 
 
 Sum ft 
 and oatb, | 
 
 10. S 
 Recori 
 
Summer ration : O.een p.M .„do.f. .nd green com, with pMture. 
 
 . fi P«r. Co. Jer.ryi. Average weight of cowi, 800 Ibt. 
 Heeord : Average of 325 Il„. butter per cow. 
 
 .t..w";:r2otb:Too.i'''" '"•*• ' ''• p^-- '' '^- --••««' « ib.. ha^. lo ib.. 
 
 -.dgt^trhp^u'ii.''""''^^' '^"'^ -^ -»•• 8-- -t. Hnd pea., 
 
 w'r-o""' ''°' «'•«': -'»^«-- Average weight of cow.. 960 lb.. 
 W./ :. cow. average from 6.000 to 6.000 lb., milk each. 
 
 •nd 4 lb., .hor?. ^* ^°'"«^"°*- ""^^i "t'"n i». 2 lb., cotton .eed meal, 
 
 Summer Ration : Pa.t«r*, with green corn in October and November. 
 7. Lanark Co. Ayr.hirea Average weight of cow., 900 lb.. 
 neeord : Cow. average «56 per head for butter wld. 
 
 with .; occasional STedcJ raw L'd^"^X ''"" '"' " b-ver-meadcw " bay, 
 Summer Ration : Paature. 
 
 ^^*T^^; '^*'''""^''- Average weight of cow., 760 lb* 
 ^«cor(/ : 897.C0 per cow for cream .old in Toronto. 
 
 they w/nelt.''"''"" ' ''''' ~*"' '' ' ^- -"'^S''. « »- ^.J. with what .traw 
 Summer R„tion : 2 lb., oatmeal, green corn, with pa.tui«. 
 
 9. OxKono Oo Hohtein.. Average weight of cow., 1.200 to 1.300 lb. 
 
 .5ibfm:;i-^a!;r^ir^^t^^^ti^^'^^ - ^-o. heife;,:?^^ 
 
 turni,.. ^'ran is tald^d ^^[d fed as sJoV ' '"''^ "''''*"• '^ ''''' "-8^^' -«* 
 Summer Ration: 3 to G lbs cats and hM« »!.— l 
 
 -d »., ,„.. c,„. .M.a .»4n.Tl,tvi:"rh'';::;'urr' *"" '"• 
 
 10. Stob«„kt Co. O^d, A„d,i,e,. Average weight of oow,, 900 lb. 
 ««:<»v/. , 40 CO.. .v„.gcd ,60 per he«l Co, „i|k „W i„ Mon,;J 
 
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Sum,ner Ru^on : Qree. paM .nd o.U. and g«.n corn, with p^tuL 
 j^ 11. M.Do..,„ Co. Grade Hol.teioi. Average weight of cow.. 1.100 
 
 B,c^ : 24 oowa averaged flO per head for chae«, and milk. 
 r.«/*r Halum : 8 lb,, oat.. 40 lb,, en.il.ge and about 10 .o.. .traw 
 Sunn,^r ItaUon : 2 lb., bran, green pea. .„d oata, with pMture 
 
 L^' '',"'? ?.^ HoUtein.. AveraKe weight of cow.. 1,000 lb.. 
 Itfcordt of different iiutivuliutU 7 400 lli. .will, j 
 
 mSl .ub,ti.„t.d for corn mju ""' ""'• '"'"'•"°"» "■»» q""trtr p« 
 p... *:"*■""■ *'"■'"" '""• """ '"■•" P"'»" '• »=•">•). gr«,n corn, ,i.h 
 13. 0„„„dOo H,l,Wa.. A„r.g» weight „fco„, 1,200 IbE 
 
 per ofi";^i;z.>!.rs,r k;-- -"^ ■- - "- — ««• »" 
 
 .f»-».»,r «a(K.,.: Or«B rye, ™.ta .nd pe«, .nd „il;et. „Uh p..i„r„. 
 U. YmkOo. JerMy,. Avorago weight ot cowi, 800 ll». 
 
 20 Jtr St 5 '■s.:t.;:'2r ,riT:5r;rwT,r '■ • '"• °" "--• 
 
 «...^=Intro.UrX"p^^^nr^C^/-„X^^^^^ 
 
 15. BhantOo. HoLteina. Average weight of oowa, 1,200 lb. 
 R^^eord : 10.000 lb., milk per oow, averaging 3 767 fat 
 
 ...n.*"""^ *a«o„; 3 lb., o.^ 3 lb.. br«i (when p«..r. i. dry), .nd gr«n 
 
 SOOl'bl: ''•"""'"" °°- Ay..hir«.ndJ.r..ygr*l.. A™r.g„eight ol o.w. , 
 Record : Oow. average f55 per head. 
 
 Wit 
 
 oil oake, 
 .traw ad 
 
 Sun 
 oil mea*. 
 
 IT. 
 
 Rttci 
 Win 
 lbs. bay. 
 
 Sum 
 *nd tare. 
 
 16. \ 
 
 Rmo\ 
 
 \Vin{ 
 fodder. 6 
 
 Sumi 
 
 19. 
 
 Rtcor 
 two year o 
 
 Winle 
 6 lbs. iitraf 
 
 Sutnni 
 turni]»8, wi 
 
 20. Si 
 
 Reeora 
 
 Wintn\ 
 
 meal, 12 1bi 
 
 Sumnn 
 
 21. Fr 
 Record 
 Winter 
 
 proportion. 
 
 .traw cui lib. 
 
 Summei 
 
 22. Hai 
 oow., 1,000 1 
 
 Record : 
 
iyinUr nation : 2 lb«. bren « 
 
 oil oak«, 2» Ibii. 
 
 oil in«fti. 
 
 e».il.ge.6lb.n.;ng\loar.L;-£'t' 
 
 Ih. o«t., t lb. barley, f lb. peM, i 
 
 A'Mmwar /?a<i«'n : Green 
 
 . lb. 
 ween two oowt, with 
 
 corn with pMture, and •omoUmei 1^ lb«. br*n and 
 
 17. DUNOA.00. Jer«.y.. Average weight of cow,. 850 lb.. 
 fi'^eord : $.W per cow for butter sold • »" •'»^ 
 
 lb,, h"';:"'' ''""'' = ' '''^ '"•-• U »»«• Oil n.eal. 40 lb.. en.iIago. and 7 to 10 
 •nd tf rr^Ith^poTure' *° ' '''• '""^ ^^'"^ P"'-« - ^^y). green oaU. pea. 
 
 I>er cow for cream sold in Toronto 
 
 *"""»"••*'"*"": Oreeo corn with pMluro. 
 IK. NDHTiioiijiKKLAiin Oo. Or.tiB Ayahirei. 
 t-o *rr°;fd J.^S"" ■°"'""'' '.2"0 "». b.«er fr.„ 25 c... ,„„,„.,,., 
 
 » I J'irr."""''" ^ '* "* """^ 'i '^ °» -«•'. 30 I.M. e,„iU,.. 4 lb., k.,. 
 
 turnifr-i.h f:.t;v. '""■' *'"• «"•» »•'• «■"' «-•■'. «'»» -«, .„d .w.. 
 
 ^um»,<». /?arto„ : Qreen oats and tares, with pasture. ' 
 
 21 FnoNTKNAo Co. Grade Shorthorns. Average weight of cow. 900 lb.. 
 Becord : 16 cow. average over |40 per head ' *'* 
 
 VroJ^a^^JJ'l 7T27^irZ''''':'-'^ -' ^-' - 'o»-ing 
 Btraw orf W. "^ • •*. 1. J. 2i ; 40 lbs. ensilage, 5 lb., clover hay, with 
 
 Sun^mer Ration : Green peas and oate. and green corn, with pasture. 
 
 cow.' WoT ""'' ''^"*'^'" *°^ ^y-^- ««de.. Average weight of 
 ^ecorrf: Total return, from herd of 20 animals, 0696. 
 
 * ■»* j 
 
 ji 
 
 • .i&i 
 
 H» 
 
10 
 
 Winter Ration : 8 Ibg of corn n^ta ..^a u^ ... 
 With straw arf /ii>. ' a ouanei corn fodder, some oat hay, 
 
 ^u™«r *a«o„, IJ ,b.. b™„, g,«„ ^e, olovsr, .-d cat,, ,ith p..t„r.. 
 
 «Morrf : Cow, ,ver.ge 36 lo 40 lbs. milk per day 
 
 Summer Ration : Pasture. 
 
 24. B,A»T Co. Ho!,tei.». Ave^g, .eight of cow., 1,200 lb. 
 
 «V».„,.r B«iion : Green pe.. and oat.. Lucerne, and corn, .i.h paat.re. 
 
 If T—r-in f:'r:,r.t'x:r "'- -0- 
 
 80 lb, T.;*""" '■ " "" ""^ ""»'■ " "»• •"•■>. 1 »>. barley, 10 lb., hay, and 
 S.n.efLTTlS'w "'"'' "^ ""' ""^ «"».«■«' '■"""?•. 'ilh P...ur,. 
 ^^ 26. W^L»™ Co. Grade Shorthorn,. Average weight of cow., I.ICO 
 Wrf : 20 cow, averaged 250 lb,, butter per h«id. 
 
 <^lI'"Zr^Z:, VlL^ZXl ^at ''™°' ' '^ ''•^' -'" "•^ '^'^' 
 Summer Jtallon: Green corn, with pasture. 
 
 1.060 L"""'"™™ ''°- «'»''<' Shorthorn,. Average wdght of cow., 
 
 Xecord: «80 per cow for nulk sold in city. 
 ^^Z^^ZflT"' '""■ '""■••' *' ""■™'>'»' "> K^-^™ folder, and chaff 
 3 lb,:'rr'^ """"^ -■ <^'^™ »'"' -X ?««. «»i oom, with p.,.„re. Somettaea 
 
 1.20o1b,.''"°"'""' °°- «"^« S'^'korn.. Average weight of cow,, 
 ^ecrd .34 cow,, including 14 heifer., averaged J43 each. 
 
 lb. eX.^ris; rci;^^h"iCndr.rs r • "" °" '"™'' '' '» « 
 
 «>d »rj.T. '''"'■'"' ' '^°"'''«° •■"' «'"° »"•• -"" P«"»''. Sometime, bran 
 
n 
 
 traw'r^I '""'■"'■ " ""■ °^"- » ""• P-. 20 lb. h.j. 60 Ita. „ot, with 
 Summer Ration ; Pasture. 
 
 .1 «!"; ifor^:.'""- "'"'° *^""™' «*""-• «-<' -«'«• Avenge .eight 
 
 "»etrb«f:ii°3;h,i'i"'"' •"*» ^ '"^ »•"■ "■<• oo™, t^,*., ,Hh 
 
 weight of oow., 800 to 1,200 lbs. ^ °"' ""■ Ayrshire gradw. Areriige 
 ^^i&oorrf, 24 co,^ iooludtog two ycr old heifer., .,„age 7,000 lb., milk 
 
 .i»tK:; tL. I '^.^':.^-.!^,fji^, -■- -«•«. .» ih. 
 
 withtS: "'""^ ••"•'="- ■"•». "-""S». (Tree. po.. ...d o.^ .„d cor«, 
 
 1^ 32, Bhbc, Oo. Shorthorn .„d grade.. Average weight o( «w^ ,,150 
 
 ^rori : 12 cow,, average 6,030 lb., milk each. 
 
 Iba .t™w%tb::'Too..'.* "*• °"'' '* ">■• ""•• 2* »»• «'»"««^ * lb. ha.v, ,0 
 Summ,, nation : Green corn, with p„t„e. 
 
 1,000 L^"'""'"'- Ay"""-»»<1 Shorthorn grade.. Average weight of cew., 
 Beccrd : «M5 from 10 oow^ for chee,e and butter .old. 
 
 lb. oS 5 itTy, \l Z pSi,°'tr ."" '". rP°"- °' "« >. 10 
 oat. and pea., in pwportion of'^3 toT "" "^ '"• ^^"'l'' ""'" ''ed 
 
 and whTerrntptSiih ;ir ""'' «'"" "•" '"■' P™'' -'= ■«"» "-. -m, 
 
 HS^^^tw.rrj7^i--::-r- 
 
 «o^ .erne cf^XdeV'aiU'.ttK'a J?nd\t.r:S L'^' <"« --' ^» "»• 
 
 ^ iiumm^r Ration : Green corn, with naatu~ w-»i ,-j'-„ 
 
 ing to pasture. ~ ^i^ski...., "xetn icu all aunimer, accord- 
 
 ; ,ii 
 
 •i ;| 
 
 I i 
 
12 
 
 36. OxpoBD Co. Grade Shorthorns, Holsteing and Jerseys. 
 thantreHy.f ''"" '""«^^ ^'' P" ^^'^ ^^ <'''«^«« -<i butter. (Lower 
 
 .traw"'*T'' ^"''r/ '^ '^': ^""' ^ ^^^ °" "«*'. 40 to 50 lbs. en8ila«e 4 to 5 lb. 
 straw. Some potatoes and clover hay fed in spring. "»suage, 4 to lb.. 
 
 Swnmer Ration : Ensilage and green corn, with pasture. 
 900 lbs.' ^'''''''' ^'*' ®'*^' '^^""^" "°^ H°'«*«>°«- Avenge weight of cows, 
 
 be '.att! o birr °;^,?ar • ''^"'" ^^^^^^^^^ *°^ ^^ '° ^-^-' ^ 
 W;«/«r ;?a/icm : 5 Iba. bran, 2 lbs. oil meal. 50 lbs. ensilage. 10 lbs. hay. 
 Hummer Ration : Green peas and oats, with pasture. 
 
 37. Leeds Co. Ouernfieys and grades. Average weight of cows, 1.000 lbs 
 Record : Cows average 6,000 lbs. milk per head. 
 
 n.eal.TiT«.tt: \^:^:^^^- - ^^ -- '- -i"^ 3 lbs. corn 
 
 Summer Ration : Pasture. Intend to feed meal all summer, in future. 
 
 38. DirmiAM Co. Grades. Avr-rage weight of cows, 800 lbs. 
 Rrcord : $1,500 from 20 cows, for bottled milk and butter 
 
 h-y. in:rG ibf :rts; ' '''- '^"^' ^^^'^ '^"° ^^^ -^^' ^^ i^«- -"'««^. « i^-. 
 
 with paX: ^''"" = ^ *° « ^^- ^q"«l P"tB bran and oats, green oats and peas, 
 
 39. H.6T,NGS Co. Grade Shorthorns. Average weight of cows, 1.000 lbs 
 Record : 16 cows averaged f 5t per head . . '^ *w. 
 
 hay. I^^Mbrstrlw.' '''' '"*^' ' '''• '^'*"' ^ •^'- °" ™->. ^^ l^s. ensilage, 5 lbs. 
 times'^brr S Jet"* ^ ""'"^ ^'^ '*"' °*''' ""^^ «"^^^ --' ^^^ pasture. Some- 
 
 40. OLBNGAnRY Co. Ayrshircs. 
 
 Record : $150 a month 'rom 40 cows, for cream sent to Montreal 
 
 mnter ration : 3 lbs. flaxseed. 3 lbs. shorts, some rooto, with hay ad lib 
 
 iiummer ration : Green corn, with pasture. 
 
 Summer ration : Green com, with pasture. * 
 
, -.Wi'.,t»»L&i: SiSsJife. 
 
 18 
 
 *w«! , C jw» average 7 to 8 lbs. butter per week n., I,..j 
 
 . .u..^rr?iiTe;, ut-x iTitSri'^i'/,'^- ^ -^■"- '» -b.. ,.,. 
 
 ^um^r ™<i,„ : Oreeo pea. a„d „.^ „^ „„„_ ^.^^ ^^^^^^ 
 43. Middlesex Oo. Gradn TSTaHw^o a 
 butter. ' •*°> '*» lay^i $10 per cow, for cheese and 
 
 rr;:aZ;:'or:"r':"'\"°".^°"'?»^.'™'p>.aodn.a.ge,e. 
 
 mealdariDg May. °"° *""' '°""I». ''"■ P«ture, and 8 quarts oit- 
 
 «. GKR»vitt,E Co. Natives. Averaje we.„l.t „( 
 
 ^.«r. , «430 09 from 12 cow., forblTl* ""' '■"'"' ""^ 
 
 >y inter ra/»on : 2 lbs bran R Iho ^« « 
 
 eo.,l.,e, 8 lb., oloverhay, 87e"-^t'lr.»d aolb'"" r°'' ''°'°'^' "» '^• 
 Au,»».,r ra«o„ : Green corn, with pasture. 
 
 m.lk from yearling, 32J lbs. ; ,e;kly, liolTs r^' '** ""' *^' ^'"7 i'" of 
 
 lr»t»/i»- ra^bn ; Not more than Ift )»,= .* i 
 
 50 lb. milk per day, and, in°n" J^^^ Ze'lZMllf'^ T'Z 'V «'™' °'"" 
 
 «^ me., 4d mii't LJ^^li^'^ ':^^^lt':^^^, ^^^f^ 
 
 Summer ration : Cowa fed in ntahlA n-„„ 
 alfalfa, g^een corn, and 1 to 2 lbs! bran "" '^'' ^reen oats and peas. 
 
 46. Grey Co, Grade Shorthorns. Averafri, w«;ai,f * 
 
 /?.corrf : $36.50 per cow. for butter sold " ' ^ '°"'' '''^'^ ^'^^ 
 
 JTinfer rorfon : 2 lbs. peas. 2 lbs oatu 9 IK:^ ™,u ^ n .. 
 
 -ealSoT^oSed^^Tp-H-ruSStoCCir' "* ^'■'-- °'^-^ 
 
 LL°"\3*8lrl'"T°"™'' ''™"«' "''S"' °' «■"". ».160 Iha 
 necora . f^ati per cow, from creamery 
 
 ^ll 
 
14 
 
 meal 
 
 poor, 
 
 TT£ chaff 8 L^; "'^"^^P.n^u^**'' ^"^ """^ *>'*'»' "ifch a little oil 
 4 lbs. chaff 8 lb8. straw, and 40 lbs. roots, turnips, mangels and potatoes 
 
 Summer rauon: Green corn, with pastu.^. Some meal when pasturH^ 
 
 ^^:m^rl.. ''-'" ''-'''" ^--'' -^^'^^ »' -. ^°0 lbs. 
 ^ ^m,Uer ration : 1 6 quarts oats. | pint oil meal, with straw and corn fodder. 
 
 withfjrlTtf ** '■ '*'■"" ""' "'*'' P'^'*"^- «-- --times fed in August 
 ^^^ 49. Gbenville Co. Grade. Shorthorns. Average weight of cows. 1.200 
 
 ha,. T^tZtZ: ' '''' '"'^' ' '''' °°'^'"-'' '' »^'- -"'«««. 10 to 12 lbs. 
 Summer ration : Ensilage and green corn, with pasture. 
 
 1,000 L^'*"'' ^°' ^^'^^^^ *''^ ^'*^^ '^^"^y^' Weight of cowa, from 700 to 
 
 roots.";;rtrstf:;'T.=.V''* °*''' '' '''■ °°'"*««' ' '''■ ^-'^^^ w. u ibs. 
 
 ^umm«r i?aaon : Green peas and oats, green com, with pasture, 
 oows.'goo'^ir" ^""'" ""'' ''''''' *"^ ^y"»»-- Average weight of 
 
 Summer iJo^ion : Green oats and peas, green com. with pasture 
 
 cows.'8Vir"°" ""'' ""^"''^ ^"'^ «°^''«- ^-'^^^^ Average weight .f 
 
 clover^har ^"'^" '' ^ ^^"' "**"' ^ ^^'' ^"°' ^^ ^^* *^"*«^' ^^ ^^s. timothy and 
 -Sttmmcr i?a<»ow : Green corn, with clover pasture. 
 53. Durham Co. Shorthorns. 
 
 Summer Ration ; Green peas and oats, green corn, with pasture. * 
 64. Perth Co. Ayrshires, Holsteins, and Jerseje 
 30 Ibs'^tl'rrip?"" •' ' ''" °**"' ' '''' «« ^'' *« 1»>-- «°«%e. 15 lbs. straw. 
 Summer Ration : Green corn, with pasture. 
 
 5H. 
 weight 
 
 Wi, 
 10 lbs. B 
 
 Sun 
 
 66. 
 weight 
 
 Win 
 ensilage. 
 
 Sum 
 
 57. 
 
 R«co 
 
 Win 
 fl-ix seed, 
 
 Sum\ 
 bi an is fe< 
 
 58. ] 
 
 Recoi 
 
 Winli 
 10 lbs. str 
 
 Svmn 
 
 69. 
 
 Winti 
 clover hay 
 
 Summ 
 
 60. B 
 
 Wintei 
 straw, 20 II 
 
 Summ 
 
 61. Ki 
 
 Winter 
 24 lbs. ensii 
 
 Summe 
 tioned abovi 
 
 62. Ht 
 
 Record 
 
 Winter 
 *>r»n, 30 lb& 
 
1< 
 
 .0 IbfiTrlfrt ^Jol'^- '•"" ^'" '"^^ •»<■ b»ok.h«, ,0 lb.. ^^^ 
 Summer Balion ; Green cor-, with p„t„„. 
 
 e»ai.^1o lt"C; fo't'lr"' * '"■ '""' « '» »» '^ '<'"^ 15 t. 20 lb. 
 *"""»"■ *»«■»• ■■ Or«en cor., »iih p„t„„. 
 "• 0««Nv,tLE Co, Or>d. Ayr.h,re,. 
 
 10 Ibrr/-""- ■■ ' "- "-«' »'- "d »™ .nd cob „»■, 40 Ita. .o.n.g,. 
 *"""»"• «»«on : Groen rve, doirer 0.61. .nj 
 69. Oxford Co a J '^ "'' °''"'' '^"' P**""- 
 
 olovor h.y. "•'"»■ "" "'^ ""••». 2 lb». oil meal, 60 lb,. ™.l|.ge, 8 lb* 
 
 «»«. *»,..„ : Oreen pe. .„d 0..,, green com, wieh p„tnre 
 
 «tr.w, 20 lbs. root,. ^ °"''' ^ ""• ««"«1. 20 "». corn foMer, 20 lb* 
 Su^^r iJ«,v« , Or^n tore., green com. with p„ture. 
 
 2« .b. en.i,.g, ^l i^' tn"rddL!''llKrl:r "^ °— -' -« «a 0.^ 
 tioned^Xr "*" ' *"~-" -- -'"■ P"t-re; and i lb., meal n,,,.^ „^. 
 
 Winter Ration : 1 lb flaxgeed 9 -fii , 
 
 . 30 lbs. corn fodder, 10 1".'^ f?"°°« «?"»» P^rts peaa. oats, barl, 
 
 "Sy, 12 lbs. straw, 30 lbs. 
 
 roots. 
 
 sy, and 
 
16 
 
 Summer Ration : Green oats and peas, green corn, rape, white tumlpt, with 
 
 63. MiDnLESBX Co. Grade Shorthorna. Average weight of cowg 1 000 Iba 
 
 ■ogar beets or carrots, 2 bushels corn fodder, with straw ad UB. 
 Summer Ration : Green corn with pasture. 
 
 64. PiRTH Co. Grade Holsteins. Average weight of cows, 1,100 lbs. 
 Winter Ration: 5 J lbs. oats, 1 lb. oil meal. 21 lbs. timothy and Hungarian 
 
 hay, 8 lbs. oat and barley straw, 17 lbs. turrips. iuuKiirii.ii 
 
 Summer Ration : Green corn with pasture. 
 
 66. York Co. Holsteins. 
 
 Record : $228.08 from creamery, for 6 cows. 
 
 Winter Ration : 7 lbs. equal parts oats, corn, and peas, 62 lbs. of mixture 
 made up of eqnal parts hay, pea straw, and other straw, cot and mixed with 
 ensilage m proportion of 4 to 6, 20 lbs. roots. 
 
 Summer Ration : Green peas and oats, green corn, with pasture. 
 
 66. Ddndas Oo. Grade Ayrshires. Average weight of cows, 750 lbs. 
 
 • 1.^*0?';/'^'''*""/ ^ *° ?, '^^- ^™" """^ «" ^neal in proportion of 6 to 2 by 
 weight, 35 lbs. ensilage, 6 lbs. hay, 4 lbs. straw. «.« ^ oy 
 
 with^Ttura ^"'*''"" '^^^'''^*' *''*^'' ^^"' """^ °**"' ''*^ '''°''®''' *"'* 8^^®° ^°"'' 
 
 67. Frontenac Co. 
 Record 
 
 Ayrshires. Average weight of cows, 1,000 lbs. 
 Cows average 6,000 lbs. n.:]k. 
 
 Ih- 1,1*"?! 1^"'*''"; ^ ^^\™'''«'i black barley, peas, and oats, 40 lbs. ensilage, 6 
 lbs. hay, 25 lbs. roots, with some straw. * 
 
 Summer Ration : Alfalfa and green corn, with pasture. 
 to 1 2^o1) ibf'^" ^°' ^""^^ Shorthorns and Holsteins. Weight of cows. 1,100 
 Record: $366.24 from 8 cows, for cheese and butter. 
 
 oat B^Tadtb^'' '' * ^^^' ^"°' ^ ^^'" °*''' ^ '^'' ^"^^y' ^^ ^^'* ^°"^*«^' '""*» 
 ^Swrnnwr Ration : Pasture. 
 
 69. Wentworth Co. 
 of cows, 800 lbs. 
 
 Record : Average of $45 per cow, for cheese and butter. 
 Winter Ration : 8 to 10 lbs. equal parts by measure of peas and oats, mixed 
 7t^wZlr'^ ' ^^ ^^- '"""*«"' ^^ ^^'- *°"'P"' 2 bushels chaffTiiSh 
 
 Crossbred Ayrshire and Shorthorn. Average weight 
 
 Sui 
 pasture. 
 
 70. 
 
 Wi, 
 
 lbs. chai 
 
 Sut 
 
 71. 
 Iba. 
 
 Wii 
 lbs. chafl 
 
 Sun 
 
 72. 
 Win 
 with stra 
 Sum 
 
 78. 
 
 Reeo 
 
 Win 
 of cut COI 
 
 Sum 
 
 74. : 
 
 Wim 
 30 lbs. ei 
 
 Sumi 
 
 76. ] 
 
 Reco 
 
 Wint 
 oats and I 
 mangels. 
 
 Swm 
 pasture. 
 
 It is ( 
 under the 
 ing ensilaf 
 pondence, 
 
 2- 
 
IT . 
 
 p^^r"" *"'"" ^ •* "»■ •>""• f— 'y. P- «.<i «K .ad corn, wiU. 
 
 Summer Ration : PMlure. 
 ^^ 71. Whlukotok Co. Grade 3hortho,n.. Ave«.ge weight of cow, 1.100 
 
 iba. It6^br^aw^'5\'^^^^^^^^^^ "--^ -*- -<» P«-. 35 ib. ensilag, 3 
 5un«m«r i?a^«n : Green oats and pes.8, green corn, with pasture 
 72. Wellington Oo. Shorthorn grades. Average weight of cows 1 100 lbs 
 
 S«m,«.r nation : Green peas and oats, green corn, with pasture. 
 
 Lfrf" «4«'' ^**"^^™-- A^«»«« ''ei^ht of cow, 1,200 Ibn. 
 Hecord . $46 per cow for cheese and butter 
 
 of cut'trfotderl; -1'*^"*" ''"*' '"^^ '''^ *"' °*^' ^"^ •*" '^^^^ -« -t 
 Summer Ration : Green peas and.oat, green corn, with pasture. 
 
 74. Perth Uo. Grade Shorthorns. Weight of cows 1 000 tn 1 9nn n 
 Winter Ration : 6 to 10 lbs. equal parts bv wlioirT' ' ^ ^'''• 
 
 30 lbs. ensilage. 3 lbs. ti.othy ha.ru C:trJwT7o't?/2C^^^^^^^^ ''"'^^' 
 Summer Ratu>n, Green peas and oats, green corn, with pasture 
 
 ^ Ju™«, s^i^ : o«e« ,y^ p,„, „.,. „, i,„,,^, „^ ^^^^^ ^^_ ^.;,_ _^|^^^^ 
 
 It is of interest to note that 73 out nt tha i 7A j-'-« * , 
 
 under the head of " remarks "Till be ?o„nV • ^''y'?®"' ^««d ensilage, and 
 
 ing ensilage and the com S!lntThJT^ interesting testimony ?ejard- 
 
 poLence.*and dea^wTa^i'Ly oSbjX ' """"''' °' ''"^*" '~^ *'^"«"' 
 
 II 
 
 2—10* 
 
18 
 
 REMARKS. 
 
 be fed with s.ti8faotory resulta at.ny^^me "n thS se^on "*" ''* produced, anfi can 
 
 farmed UhSi; wl^Td ^^JltfVnVl^KS'i'Un^.*'''^ *'» •"°^' I'^'P *»>« »-"•?« dairy 
 mer .ilo ; then varyinp the t^ of "ndlffial aSimll, ti^fn'""' i*"* ""^'^'"''^ '«'*• ^ncTa Bum- 
 8hf.wn by scales au^ crose obaervation """"als according to capacity and condition, as 
 
 produc'^^ ''''•■• ^""^ "•"'" ^""* » ''"°' believing the rank smell bad for d»iry cows and their 
 
 for f:^'^ii^l.'''%'^l!lt!^^^^^^^ in the beginning of the winter 
 
 IS like burning green wood, and there iHot enough nr^*'''—f 'V.l n<>t economical ; it 
 horse, were in good health from staJtTo LTo!T^iZT''iZ'LioV[ T™"^' '"'""'''"» 
 
 and fur cowj baTe d'oZple^Sl/^rSr '""'f^'C'; ^' '^ T '"'>' ""*'' '-« ^««ks «go. 
 
 last winter, and was i„ trouble mo^re than 'noe W.iTnZ/'f?"^*''? ^""^ '*.'"* ^ b"''''«'« '^heat 
 
 get a good cr..p of corn, and bran i. not Lrihan tl^S a to„ (See rS sT '*'"° '^ ' '"'" 
 
 feed??rWofcr^^^^^^^^ 
 
 (Sejations:; ^-^ ^'"' *""• ^""^'^^^ t'''^ «''"'°". »nd Tlike corn ensilage better every year. 
 
 afTecSlThriJli'unfat^abTy'/oTcill^^^^^^^^^ fi^oS' ''"?, ""%^'.« *" ^«««^ '' »« ">""-. - it 
 ks- cost than from others, fsee ration 10 ) ^""'''^^ '^'^ «"*« '» produced at much 
 
 stock^'Sd'^a ligh?croirexa^rnJ^ ^' ^'"''^ ^°" ",^"»«<i 'o do so. owing to a heavy 
 
 60°, is the secret of ou'r'creS)Te§i^;!:'''(S!"tii,,nTfi ""*'" '^'''^"°«- ^^'^ "»»• ^^^^ » o^^lVt 
 
 .ilo i^gefthe'St rJsSif """ " "^ *^""'' '''"^ ''' ^'^ ''""-y ^uniness, but it should be put in the 
 
 oorn'i'Ltck K'sU'Tp^atrJentn^t i^Al^^'''' '^ «'-' ""^ P«ferri Jgt r;':?; 
 
 aum^'*"BtSwt g'^'^orSVnSr^^^^^^^^ E ?h°e'°coTs",S5rl'^ ^'^ r « I," '''^ '^^^'^ «^''-« 
 than when pastured all the time. OowTare turn^ ont^rnight ^"^^ "^ ^** ^"" "*""» 
 
 nothKlo''^ith\h'e%^*drtB*ofe°iAC'' '""' --P-^ ^Hh which I .m dealing will have 
 
 with^a'?i.^^^rin^|h'Jl fr^e'^'^tlsltl'^^Zl'l^^^^^^^^^ -^/.a- »"«» -t]"-* -^5 
 economical wn ter feed. The drouth, frosts, and IrawhoS d?,nnc fh * '"y »»«8'»ctory anS 
 taught UB that corn is , cheap and satisfactory sufstitutXr hay *^ ^*" *'"" """"""" ••"• 
 
 ...d^r4S'„?s?.'r?^„°£;i,.""" '"'• *° ""''°« « ''-■ ■»- 1.7. -I ..« .» 
 
19 ; 
 
 , /^»I«C. Co.': FS";omVme.rr„r' ''''' k'"*' '*"" ""y"''"* «"«'on th. faro,. 
 
 '"^V"' "'' '" '' "'" '' ""^'^ "'■ ^'"'"' °""''- p'«»*y 
 
 ?; afSrHirlr"-- ' W in lactation to within three w.k. 
 
 .orne cowH that baveZn^dr'; o"nT;?o^'r^7A\^^^ "'"""? ?* -" »»'"«» ten" rtbs H.v. 
 
 ration. (See rat.on 4.) ' ' '""' '^«*''" t*"" »'« now giving 40 lbs. milk per day on »int« 
 
 Oxford Co.: We fp«fl ««,;„„ j „. • '■J wmmr 
 
 />r«„«Co.: Igenerallvf».Hi.T ''''''" '^""''^°°»P»y in our locality 
 
 Wentimrth Co • P T *'"' " '''"'^ *° '^"«' more. 
 
 Bewon. ""y t" ited meal reffulariv <•»,) * i 
 
 "**"'"^y ""^ *" J'eep ,t up during the whole 
 
 ^rinctp/ea of Feeding. 
 
 almJt^dtn^ica7*in'lo™po^tio^;Uh?^^^^^^^^^ ''"'' ^l^^^ ''°«**>° substances 
 body. Animals eat plants, dLs a nort o^.f ^ ^'''^^ '°" *»>« ^"i^al 
 
 tion m buiJdiDg „p the different .artrnf^i,' t"?' *''^ "'" *^« *^'S^«*«d Por- 
 m producing heat'and energy C oLr'of ^ ^P''^*^"^'"^ «»ilk:or 
 some form flesh, muscle, blS or milk * ^^^ BubstanceB form bone, 
 
 consumed in the product on of heat wiU T' '°''" ^**' ^^"« «'»>«" «ro 
 and energy. '^ °' "^«^ '^hich is necessary to sustain animal life 
 
 five h?ads:ttrwa :' "'^^^^ *^^^"*« -« --PO-d may be grouped under 
 
 1. Water. 
 
 2. Ash, or mineral matter 
 
 5. Fat (sometimes called " ether extract ") 
 
 ^onul^'Tn'^^'JLt^^^^^ the wa^r which foods 
 
 value of the fodder, which f^t is stHki^all mT"? r7r»*«ria"7 the feeding 
 grass and roots; and, apart from thijS^^ il "strated in the case of pasturf 
 a benefleial effect in '.eeWTe "^r^i;^^ ^ ^^^^^ W 
 
to 
 
 ia.porruc: -rfXTou:^^ bon, and U therefore of 
 
 young animaU i. due to the fact that oh^.^^ I -^f ""''"^ °' °»*« *» '«««*"« 
 and are therefore good bone forn^rrwhiritKll'l '"•"*' *\''""«''»' "''^^ 
 pra^n .e.on of corn i. i.JuHou. to yo.Zl^l:\^^^^^^^^^ 
 
 r^^^'^>^^^oo.Xr::r^ ^-^^^ of «e.h. 
 
 It may also aupply heat and mechanical ^nL^ u^ *° .'°'"« "xtent fat 
 work. By work is'^eant any ki^d oTri'^'exTrdon"" ''' *"'""' ^ ^o 
 
 when required. Thun fat anUala can live aTo^^ m' '"'^^ ll' ^"*' **> ^e u.ej 
 that has been stored up supplying h^t ^ ""^ '''*''°"<^ ^°°^^ 'he fat 
 
 They^»t;erprtT:tg^tS^,^^^^^^ '"-^-^- <>' ^- -d fat 
 
 00 JL^^3^^j: S'^'^i^ji^in^j.^zr "? ^*' ''^ ^"' ^• 
 
 expensive than carbohydi-ates, and therefore it ,•«" *^r,*''" '« *'«° '»'>r« 
 more protem than is necessai^v. AThe L-- *' * ^'''°"°' *° '^^ 
 
 best results, a certain amount of prot^b TnJ^'' '° '''^'' *° o*''**^ *»>« 
 amount of fat; and the object of the fe^er T^n""^' " f "^'^ » «««•'"'» 
 contains these three substaices (protL, caVhvdVr^""^^ ^ ^**'°° ^^ith 
 «u.table proportions. Such a ratiiS is c^al.eTa'^^blirc^dtti^n'!. '" ''' -* 
 
 hydr:^%;tristil'edte'':^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^T/o/'^e ^^estible c.rbo- 
 
 that the nutritive ratio of a fodder is 17 w! * {l^^^'' T^»«. ^^ we say 
 digestible protein to seven pa^of digesliL^Td^^^^^^^^^^ - P-' <>' 
 
 No foddVr: r^^^^^^^ its digeetibility. 
 
 We cannot therefore determine the nutridve rado of a fi^. "? ^"'^ "^"^^ «°- 
 
 hydrates which the giv^en amountttt s "a alTo'*'^* *^' *'"!!"'^' °' ^^^ 
 plied by 2.5, and by others by 2.29 or 23 butM; f f To° **>« '** '« ™"lfci- 
 sufficient for all practical purjosel ' ^ '"''*'"' ^'^ ""^y be regarded 
 
 iblen'^tntntUicrtt^^^^^^^^^ 
 
 to express the amount of carbohydrates tLtu? , '** "" multiplied by 2 2 
 
 obUi.«. i. ,Ben added .o .he '^^it^V^^.^.'X '^^^i.V^.S^Sl'Z 
 
 » 
 
21 
 
 Hv. tight'! °°'' '" '"" °""' •'"'"''' ""'" P" day «»<! per 1,000 pou.d. 
 
 Total organic matter o^ n. 
 
 Digeatible protein . . . ok 
 
 " caibohydrates ...■.■;;.' J° ,'' 
 
 4 " 
 
 ^ Total digestible nutrients ,- . ,. 
 
 Nutritive ratio 15.4 1b. 
 
 1 to 5.4 
 
 Total organic matter „..,,. 
 
 Digestible protein 24.fi 1 lb. 
 
 ;; ?:,"'°Mr.i«;:::;::;.:::;:.;;::;:;;;; ,|j» ;; 
 
 74 «« 
 
 Total digestible nutrients i«„,. 
 
 Nutritive ratio . . 16.2 1b. 
 
 1 to 6.9 
 
 th. J^.^.T"'" ""' *° ^"°"'""' """'"'' ""y P«>" -»" «aarf.cto,y «,„ 
 
 Composition of Fodders. 
 100 .rj r'Z.'>^''J''^t^« "■«•--' »' dig««Me uuWsa.. in 
 
 ^.^ ( 
 
 I i 
 
 ik 
 
tt 
 
 d/ffer frooD ihofe of other UblfM . t.ioU u i 
 
 Fodder. 
 
 l>iKe'<tible 
 protein. 
 
 Future frraim . . 
 
 Oreen fodder oorn 
 
 Oreerj clover 
 
 Oreen rye 
 
 Oreen o»t« 
 
 Corn nilaffe . . . ! ^ [ 
 
 Fodder corn, dry 
 
 R*d olover hHv 
 
 Al«»lShay 
 
 TSo *hyh»y'." 
 
 <*ii r»w 
 
 Pea itraw. . , 
 Pf'Hioes .'!!..".".'" 
 8<>K»r beets.,.. 
 MangelH . . 
 
 Turnipa 
 
 Carrot* 
 
 Corn 
 
 Oorn and cob meal 
 Oatx 
 
 Barley . . 
 
 Wheat .. 
 
 Wheat bran (roilerV 
 Wheat bran (.tone) 
 Wheat Bhort* . 
 Wheat middlinm' 
 Rye 
 
 Buckwheat 
 P«a meal . . . 
 Malt sprouts 
 Brewer^' 
 
 Starch feed, wet 
 Cotton Reed meal 
 
 R^ams 
 
 Linseed meal, old proie;.;" 
 
 k?^®^!.'"*". new process 
 Skmimed milk 
 
 Buttermilk . . 
 
 Whey 
 
 3 A 
 1 8 
 2.9 
 'J 1 
 
 a.r 
 
 l.H 
 3 7 
 «.r. 
 
 7 6 
 » 
 1.6 
 4..1 
 1.4 
 M 
 I I 
 .« 
 1.0 
 7.1 
 6.6 
 9 1 
 9A 
 93 
 12. « 
 
 10 1 
 
 11 6 
 12.2 
 
 8 H 
 7 7 
 18 
 19. « 
 3 !) 
 16.2 
 2A.0 
 6.6 
 Sii 9 
 28.3 
 27 2 
 3.1 
 3.9 
 .8 
 
 Wwotible 
 carbohydrates. 
 
 10 6 
 
 11 8 
 14 I 
 14 1 
 22 7 
 14.0 
 
 40 4 
 84,9 
 87 8 
 4.'«*9 
 
 41 4 
 32 S 
 ttt 1 
 
 9 ,H 
 4 8 
 6.6 
 7 1 
 62 7 
 ft6 S 
 44 7 
 66 1 
 01 9 
 44.1 
 47.6 
 46 4 
 47.2 
 fi6.6 
 49.2 
 66.0 
 36 2 
 9.6 
 3"^ 6 
 49.4 
 21 7 
 18.1 
 32 8 
 32 9 
 4.7 
 4 
 4.7 
 4.8 
 
 l>iKestible 
 fat. 
 
 .6 
 .7 
 .4 
 .4 
 
 1.0 
 .7 
 
 1 2 
 
 1 6 
 
 1.8 
 
 1.2 
 
 7 
 
 .8 
 
 .1 
 
 .1 
 
 .2 
 
 .2 
 3 
 2 
 
 9. 
 1 
 
 N.B.— Linseed meal is «/r* 4i-i .io,.-, ...1.. » ~, ; — 
 
 'if ■»>•* lOL.^ name for oJ vtko, or oiJ meal. 
 
 4 
 2 
 4 
 12 
 
 1 4 
 2.9 
 
 2 
 8.2 
 3.9 
 12 
 1.8 
 
 9 
 1.7 
 1.3 
 6.8 
 6.6 
 2 3 
 12.3 
 7.1 
 2 7 
 8 
 1.1 
 .3 
 3.7 
 
 Total organic 
 matter. 
 
 18 
 
 19 6 
 27.1 
 :<1.6 
 86.8 
 24 a 
 66. 8 
 
 78 ft 
 84 a 
 82 4 
 S6.7 
 
 79 8 
 30 1 
 12.6 
 
 8 
 8.7 
 10 4 
 87.6 
 83.4 
 86 
 86 7 
 87.7 
 82.4 
 83 1 
 83.6 
 84.6 
 86.6 
 85.4 
 
 81 5 
 
 89.7 
 84.8 
 84 6 
 86.1 
 84.1 
 
 8.9 
 
 9.3 
 
 6.9 
 13 
 
 «|t 
 
whole, 
 ). 
 
 not of 
 flTereot 
 
 Tgftaic 
 
 ter. 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 .1 
 
 .6 
 
 .8 
 
 a 
 
 .8 
 A 
 
 a 
 
 4 
 
 7 
 
 8 
 
 I 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 7 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 » 
 
 ) 
 
 r 
 
 
 2H 
 
 Formulnting Hattona. 
 
 food."w^J:l^o^':^'SlT:u[Yr'"' ^^^Z^-^"-^"-"" * tn«l ratio,, ^r the 
 
 from th. ciuaut itie. of foo"iH Id in £ CT"' •°"' ^S "*" '»^'^ *° °' *'''^« '^''•^ 
 • ratio., fruui clov^ harensillV J "T""- '^"Pl^'"" ''« ^'«»» »<> '«-•»• 
 
 bran. 8 lb, olov.,r ray^^'ira'T;:eifH«::;0 lb'" ' '"^' "^'■"" ^'^ '"'«»»' **^"' 
 
 the numbers givent^h^" t«b,r;;Toa^ Tu^sir.T " ' ^'^ "'^ ""'^ '"^ '^« 
 
 1 lb. bran contains 
 
 1 lb. clover hay contains 
 
 I lb. enRilaKo contains. . . 
 
 Therefore 
 
 8 lbs. bran contain 
 
 iA iu '^''"'*"" *'*y contain 
 w ibR. ensilage contain . . 
 
 Protein 
 
 .126 
 .066 
 .018 
 
 ToUl 
 
 .008 
 
 ..sec 
 
 .620 
 
 Oar bo- 
 
 hydratfi. 
 
 .441 
 349 
 140 
 
 3,628 
 2.094 
 6.600 
 
 Fat. 
 
 .020 
 .016 
 .007 
 
 .2.33 
 .006 
 .280 
 
 Total 
 tr^anio 
 
 '■•tter. 
 
 824 
 
 786 
 'J42 
 
 6.792 
 4.710 
 9.(W<0 
 
 1.918 I 11.222 
 
 21. ]h. 
 
 tooio';rj!?tsrnrt;i'nt^^^^^^^ - - that it „ 
 
 ter. If we try to make un fch« dE7 I carbohydrates and total organic mat 
 
 our ration wilf 4°Ze too%« ky^^^ T^T .°^ ^'°^«^ »"»y 
 
 the protein will be unduly increased tL *"^"P*.^o ""a^^e »' "P with brai, 
 
 to make a well balancecfri^ii'n from tho f'od stifirfr^^^ !f '1 '""^'"'^^^ 
 
 way out of the difficulty would hp m J ? selected, and the simplest 
 
 hydrates and organrc maLrwUh only a r^^^^^^^^^ «''*\*'^*; '« "''*» '" ^^^b^- 
 Looking over our list of fnnJlf?,^ ^ a moderate amount of protein and fat 
 
 whUe we m gh^L slltl^inortse'the"' *'^*^'*;''^ ?'^^« '^''^ '^^^^'^^t 
 fore add to ol trial rS 's'lb^b^; IndTim^'^^^- ^^ '^*" *^^^«- 
 
24 
 
 Referring to our composition table we tind : 
 
 ib. barley conaius 
 Ti)erefore 
 
 2 lb. barley contain . , 
 5 lb. ensilage contain 
 Trial ration contained 
 
 Total 
 
 13.244=14.711. Therefore nutritive ratio is 2.113 to 14.711. or 1 to 6 76 ^ 
 
 . ... „T T"!"' ** andetBtood that while a feeding standard i< valuable .. 
 
 Discussion of Some Rations Furnished in Report. 
 have been .elected, M,d their digestible Simteal^rtltoerTlr 1.''°" 
 ra-iteSS/ie^tK "/Sif S^ZtX c.=?Set 
 
 No 1 ... 
 
 " 2 ... 
 
 t 
 
 5 ... 
 
 t 
 
 6 ... 
 
 II 
 
 *< ... 
 
 II 
 
 9 ... 
 
 11 
 
 lla . 
 
 11 
 
 lib . 
 
 II 
 
 12a . 
 
 li 
 
 12b , 
 
 tf 
 
 13 .. 
 
 II 
 
 14 ... 
 
 11 
 
 15 ... 
 
 II 
 
 17 ... 
 
 II 
 
 18a .. 
 
 II 
 
 18b .. 
 
 
 19 ... 
 
 II 
 
 20 ... 
 
 II 
 
 2.S ... 
 
 II 
 
 26 ... 
 
 II 
 
 31 ... 
 
 II 
 
 32 ... 
 
 II 
 
 3.5 ... 
 
 II 
 
 36 ... 
 
 II 
 
 37 .. . 
 
 
 39 .... 
 
 II 
 
 46 .... 
 
 II 
 
 49 ... 
 
 11 
 
 50 .... 
 
 II 
 
 61 .... 
 
 II 
 
 72 .... 
 
25 
 
 1 OOO^lbB w''*"^l'! °/ *''^ ''***°°' ""^•y^^'^ b«^°^ ha^e a" been calculated per 
 TaWe .SAoMnn^ Constituents of some Ontario Rations for Dairy Cmos. 
 
 Number of ration. 
 
 German Standard 
 American Standard 
 
 No 
 
 1 . 
 
 2 . 
 
 5 ., 
 
 6 .. 
 ^i .. 
 9 .. 
 Ua 
 lib 
 12a 
 12b 
 
 13 . 
 
 14 . 
 
 15 . 
 17 . 
 18a 
 18b 
 
 19 ., 
 
 20 ., 
 23 ., 
 25 .. 
 31 .. 
 82 .. 
 
 35 .. 
 
 36 .. 
 
 37 .. 
 
 46 
 49 
 50 
 61 
 72 
 
 Total 
 organic 
 matter. 
 
 Digestible matter. 
 
 lbs. 
 
 24.00 
 24.51 
 
 25.47 
 
 29 80 
 
 27.64 
 
 21.21 
 
 32.19 
 
 27.62 
 
 22 30 
 
 25 01 
 
 26.46 
 
 26.47 
 
 26.3.5 
 
 29.84 
 
 ?5 56 
 
 28.31 
 
 29.82 
 
 24.93 
 
 18.52 
 
 23.42 
 
 28.17 
 
 31,57 
 
 25.94 
 
 23 99 
 
 19.43 
 
 28.18 
 
 24.83 
 
 26.17 
 
 28.00 
 
 25. ^6 
 
 ?6.54 
 
 26.66 
 
 26.14 
 
 Protein. 
 
 lbs. 
 
 2. BO 
 2.15 
 
 2.27 
 
 2.07 
 
 2.34 
 
 1.90 
 
 1.90 
 
 2.04 
 
 1.13 
 
 1.99 
 
 1.69 
 
 1.96 
 
 1,60 
 
 2.29 
 
 1.66 
 
 2.25 
 
 3.30 
 
 2.95 
 
 1.31 
 
 2 77 
 
 1.65 
 
 1 35 
 
 2.C7 
 
 1.45 
 
 1.27 
 
 2.10 
 
 2.40 
 
 2.29 
 
 1.60 
 
 1.76 
 
 1.69 
 
 2.88 
 
 2.13 
 
 Carbo- 
 hydrates. 
 
 lbs. 
 
 12.50 
 13.27 
 
 12.83 
 15.12 
 19.20 
 11.00 
 17.68 
 14.72 
 11.68 
 12 56 
 14 71 
 14 26 
 13.16 
 17.05 
 13.15 
 14.30 
 18.41 
 13.68 
 9.60 
 11 12 
 16.15 
 16.05 
 13 T6 
 12.70 
 9.96 
 14.42 
 13.26 
 
 13 36 
 16 05 
 14.25 
 
 14 39 
 11.52 
 14.92 
 
 Fat. 
 
 lbs. 
 
 .40 
 .74 
 
 .81 
 
 32 
 
 .71 
 
 .84 
 
 1.06 
 
 73 
 
 .60 
 
 .81 
 
 .73 
 
 .62 
 
 ,65 
 
 .86 
 
 .66 
 
 .74 
 
 1.20 
 
 1 06 
 
 .46 
 
 .66 
 
 .41 
 
 .42 
 
 .67 
 
 .44 
 
 .54 
 
 .86 
 
 .69 
 
 .66 
 
 .66 
 
 .P3 
 
 .82 
 
 .86 
 
 ,68 
 
 Total. 
 
 lbs. 
 
 16.40 
 16.16 
 
 Nutritive 
 ratio. 
 
 5.4 
 6.9 
 
 16.91 
 
 
 17.31 
 
 
 22.25 
 
 
 13.74 
 
 
 20.64 
 
 
 17.49 
 
 
 13.31 
 
 
 16.36 
 
 
 17.13 
 
 
 16,84 
 
 
 16.31 
 
 
 20,19 
 
 
 16,27 
 
 
 17.29 
 
 
 22,91 
 
 
 17,69 
 
 
 11.36 
 
 
 14.66 
 
 
 17.21 
 
 
 17.82 
 
 
 16,37 
 
 
 14.69 
 
 
 1176 1: 
 
 17.37 1 : 
 
 16.35 I : 
 
 16.30 
 
 
 17.20 
 
 
 16 88 
 
 
 16,80 
 
 
 15.26 
 
 
 17.73 
 
 
 : 6,4 
 : 7.6 
 : 8,8 
 : 6.6 
 :10.5 
 : 8.0 
 :11.4 
 : 7.2 
 : 9.7 
 : 8,0 
 : 9,7 
 : 8,3 
 : 9,2 
 : 7.6 
 : 6,4 
 : 5,4 
 ; 8.1 
 : 4,5 
 ; 9.7 
 12 6 
 6.7 
 9.4 
 8,8 
 7.7 
 6,1 
 6.4 
 10,1 
 8.9 
 10,2 
 4.7 
 
 ,*-r' 
 
26 
 
 Critici8,m and Suggestions Regarding Rations Shown in Tahh. 
 
 very good one ' *'"'""« ""' ••l<"'»°««'. H-e ration look, like . 
 
 «™rat,o„ with 3 lb., old p^oe.. „i, „ea, adS" tTi4-™„r:^!, t 
 
 lb. com fodder would balance f he Snve"wer °™' *'""'''• ««»"°'°8 
 tionefw^ulfLpfove^Z^tron" ""'"" ™° '^'"""" "' "■» -"' ■"»' -- 
 
 it will 1 
 oat(;8 tl 
 was caL 
 number 
 high in 
 
 Ra 
 that qiu 
 
 into ace 
 feature ( 
 sive rati 
 
 Rat 
 w^ould m 
 
 Rat 
 
 organic i 
 
 Rati 
 bran wou 
 
 Rati 
 more stra 
 The need 
 
 timothy li 
 Ratu 
 
 and shorti 
 Ratit 
 
 Ratio 
 made bett 
 aesumed tl 
 
 Ratio 
 ing the an 
 
 Ratio 
 part of the 
 
 In caloulat 
 tive ratio i 
 
 Ratior 
 amount of 
 
•.•«»hsm 
 
 the 
 
 
 27 • 
 
 it wilftt^dthatfis'atnS^^^^^^^ '^^ -Port. and 
 
 oat,..8 that there must be 80^^™ slke^ in5„ ""-v" '^u ^^^^^tituente. This indi. 
 
 th.e quantities of MdJ7.!rbel"„'i;e°:Stl^"rd'"''''' '*'• "'""'' '°^''='"" 
 
 in,.oa7crt,'l°wri^':tt^™?^^^^^^ "» ■'"■' >«" -0' been taken 
 
 (f«ture of tlie ration is tlm]lvL^^^^^t T T ^ "T"."' ^''» °«»' °"Aed 
 sive ration. *° '°'°°'" "• P'''"'"'. whict indicate, an expen- 
 
 wouldmak" anifprorelj^t.''™''''"- " '"'° "°"' '»*«M'>««1 for barley, it 
 
 o^.a^'if:-- trn^»d SCa;ttK^°;ti;f " -'"M™-.. and 
 
 S:: ^: z : X'r ^,: -^, -•■ i>»>-d r:ti„n. 
 
 bran ,o„ld improve theiLon '"''^"' ^^ "''""'>» ">« » '«" P»'m<li of 
 
 ^ore «"™Tt£ifert&a''ted"'bnt'thri''°u *" '""S". '"'"• ^owa probably eat 
 The need of n,ore bran „ro?l' X fa inTdteS '"®°'™"^ i»«re.=e^he prliein. 
 
 Ration No. 36 : A varv woii u i j 
 timothy hay, but if clover Lis Ldtr^i/**'"'^- Jt ^""^ ^'"^ «»l«"'»*«d for 
 
 nation No 37 • A w Jh i ' T """"'^ ^" '*"' ^«**«^ ^alanded. 
 
 and shorts have been calculated a^ri'^^^^^^^ ^^« ^ l''«- «''-ed bran 
 
 nation No. 39 • Alsoan « ^ ^1 ^'' °'*'^"' ^"■"^ "*"« ^^^^en,^. 
 
 Ration Noie^ T . "^"'P^'^'^*"^ ^«» balanced ration. 
 
 made better balanced b^ incTeisinrthr.^'^^ ^'«? ^^ carboydrates. Could be 
 assumed that cows eat 10 lbs sfcil wh; k • "* u^f*' *^^ '''•*«• I* »»»« been 
 
 Ration No. 49 • Rather ,ol " T^**''^ *°° ^^8*» '^'^ ««««>»*«• 
 
 i»g the amount of oil tl^X ad^ b'an."^'" ""'' "^ '^"^^^'^ ^^ -— 
 
 part oaroil:; would rcrtrrt^^^^^^^ ^^'"^ '^-'^ - -^ --^ 'or 
 
 Ration No. 51 - VArw !•{«», ; ^ • " . 
 
 In calculating? ration, no allowing ^ "*" l^^'f^ indicates an expensive ration- 
 tive ratio n Jrower^ S U roiJd" tlerV^sf bV" ''""' "'^^' -"'^^^ *^« -^"^ 
 amount of meal. ^ ^" balanced ration, though containing a large 
 
 I 
 
 -'-wmm^rnt'. ■ 
 
28 
 
 Conchcaioti, 
 
 ™Ia8 returned fo? the feXn„. .^X j^ '*"' "T'"' " ™'""" "l" «"■ Th« 
 
 opoa » poorly W.nc^r^ioTwTdoK-V'T "" ""'•u'""' "<»«'-»'''«« 
 in the .BMt scientific mamer yl^L a j° k« owner than s poor cow ted 
 
 connoted in the .«'°ce^?Z'.i„t:rr.K;Sr,nT:?7d.^'; 3'"^'^ 
 
 The Liv< 
 
 Abbott, 
 Anderso 
 Aiiderso] 
 Arbogasi 
 
 Bain, R. 
 
 Beck, S. 
 
 Brodie. 1 
 
 Beat, J. 
 
 Blackbur 
 
 Brock, J 
 
 Bird, J . 
 
 Baird, C 
 
 Bower, J 
 
 Beuning, 
 
 Begg, Vi( 
 
 Burgess, 
 
 BJakely, : 
 
 Bricknian 
 
 Brown, S 
 
 Batho, J. 
 
 Bray, A . 
 
 Byers, H 
 
 Barber, J 
 
 Bull & So 
 
 Bollort, F 
 
 Clemons, • 
 Collins, O 
 Claxton, ( 
 Crosby, J, 
 Carlaw, T. 
 Christie, ] 
 Casselnian 
 Cameron, 
 Chisholm, 
 Cook, J . . . 
 Campbell, 
 Clow, J... 
 
 Dickson, A^ 
 Daris, B. . 
 Dench, J. ! 
 
and it 
 prove 
 te best 
 that it 
 %n sell 
 orm a 
 en for 
 may 
 Sered, 
 repre- 
 
 only 
 
 The 
 
 wfed 
 
 w fed 
 
 .rably 
 
 APPENDIX. 
 
 The Live Sfcooh Committee is indebted 
 
 Abbott, Wm Lakefield. 
 
 Anderson, Jas .... Guelph 
 
 Anderson, J Alsfeldt. 
 
 Arbogast, J Sebringville. 
 
 KjS K South Cayuga. 
 
 Brodie 11^ A Gladstone ^ 
 
 Sff^^i^-ll V Balmoral. 
 
 Blackburn, J Dresden. 
 
 Sr°?V Millbrook. 
 
 S":^' '^- Stirling. 
 
 ?»''•<*' ^V-- Motherwell. 
 
 Bower, J. p .. . . . . Seeley's Bay. 
 
 ^Zr^-P Willia^™sto^„. 
 
 Begg, Victor Moose Creek. 
 
 KT'R L Burgessville. 
 
 g'^'^^^ly. R Roblin's Mills 
 
 Bnckn.an,W. A....Ameliasburr 
 Brown. S.Y Addison. ^ 
 
 nt \^ Kenilworth. 
 
 g'*^'^ Mapleton. 
 
 ^IT^T Hampden. 
 
 ?"?«/•/ Guelph. 
 
 Bull&Son,B.H... Brampton. 
 2o"ert, H cassel 
 
 Clemons G. W St. George. 
 
 9,fT'^n St. Georfe. 
 
 Claxton, G Inverary 
 
 Sl^'J-ti Campbellford. 
 
 Carlaw, T B Warkworth. 
 
 Christie, D Winchester. 
 
 Casselman, W. H . . . Chesterville 
 
 nt^uT'^- Glencoe. 
 
 Ohisholm, H. B . . . . Wallbridge. 
 
 P 'ifu-Vm--- Warburt^n. 
 Campbell. J. T South Finch. 
 
 ^'«^' J Whitechurch. 
 
 Dickson, W Attwood. 
 
 g*"«'B • Burnaby. 
 
 ^mch,J.S Trenton. 
 
 to the following gentlemen, for information 
 
 S^'"by'A, Hampden. 
 
 Dawson. A. W Oldcastle. 
 
 Dimma, J. & A. F. .Cedar Grove. 
 
 Ronald, G KiUyth. 
 
 Davidson, T Spring Valley 
 
 Earl, J. F Eiein 
 
 ^j'!o;t,T. Mirkdale. 
 
 Elliott. J- E Woodbridge. 
 
 Ferguson, W Inverary. 
 
 ^,""'8' J Millbrook. 
 
 l''^'-^' ^V, Winchester. 
 
 Farlinger. C. K Cornwall. 
 
 Fmkler, C. H Newburg. 
 
 Garbutt, R Lakefie'd. 
 
 Gardner, J Cornwall. 
 
 rT'^^'i^ Cornwall Cen( re. 
 
 X'^o'd A Meaford. 
 
 Goodfellow.S...... Duncan. 
 
 S?™^ A Hampden. 
 
 Gilroy ,t. Son, C. J. .Glen Bnell. 
 
 Hotson. J. L Avonbank. 
 
 Hemming, J. W , . , . Welland. 
 
 S"™«' A Burnbrae. 
 
 narkness A. D . Irena 
 
 S°Pe E llchesley. 
 
 Hartman, J. W Elm Hedge. 
 
 g^U^'E. Whitechurch. 
 
 2 J^?''"oV. Kenilworth. 
 
 Hodgms, C. C Lvican. 
 
 Hunter, S Rockton. 
 
 Joness, J. M Bowmanville. 
 
 Jamieson, J Carduial. 
 
 Johnston, J. R . . .. Whitechurch. ' 
 
 K'light, J Elginburg. 
 
 5^T"'^ Keraptville. 
 
 Kotcheson, D. H . . ,Menie 
 Kennedy, A Winchester. 
 
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80 
 
 Kennedy, A Vernon. 
 
 Kenny, W. W Guelph. 
 
 Jf»rt.J-A Kent Bridge. 
 
 }-»'"«. R-E Teeswater 
 
 T u'^-i Walkerton. 
 
 J^ffb'J.T Walkeiton. 
 
 fc"\^, Grant's Cornei-8. 
 
 J^'n«' J-A Sherwood. 
 
 Loton&Son8,R....Attwood. 
 
 AJttcpher^ion, D. M. Lancaster. 
 McNish, W. H&C. H., Lyu. 
 
 gcKeen.J ...Leith. 
 
 McGregor, J Constance. 
 
 McMaster, J Orangeville. 
 
 McKenzie, G B„Iton. 
 
 McRoberts, A Bothwell. 
 
 JJ''LeaD,D H South Finch. 
 
 McIntyre.D.N.... Paisley. 
 McBeath T PaisieJ. 
 
 McKee,J. &H ....Norwich. 
 
 K*^'"^n Woodbridge. 
 
 ^-^Wory, B Franl^ford 
 
 Mountain, W Aronbauk. 
 
 Moore. CD.^ Peterborough. 
 
 5f"u'''^J w"' ^^ Big Springs^ 
 
 {J'l'^'W. J Thtmesville. 
 
 Modeland, H. T....Sarnia. 
 
 SdenV's Bishop's Mills. 
 
 Mnn? ^ ?• ^ Napanee Mills. 
 
 ^»°/°?'^ Addison. 
 
 ^°"«J Rock Spring. 
 
 {J^^'h'^lf. i?, Philipsville. 
 
 Nugent, W. Newburg- 
 
 2P"»'5;^ St. George. 
 
 N'°1»«1'W Plattsville. 
 
 Overholt. J. W ....Hewitt. 
 ^^'^^r,A Motherwell. 
 
 Penhale.T. J Mapleton. 
 
 S^H' • Burgoyne. 
 
 p,,?'*'V Locust Hill. 
 
 P»"f. J Brampton. 
 
 ?'S!^' -^r. Inverary. 
 
 Rathbun.E. W....De8eronto. 
 Richardson & So.., M., Caledonia. 
 
 g°'h'5-S, Lansdowne. 
 
 Rowand, W Walijewon. 
 
 g"*""^, A Walkerton. 
 
 5°?''^---- Whitechurok. 
 
 Robertson^ T Dunsford. 
 
 g«;\^- W Roaboro. 
 
 J.'^^Ph.W Markha 
 
 lani. 
 
 n Tr'/?- V; Locust HUl. 
 
 Ile,d&Co.,R Hintonburg. 
 
 Swan8on,C. D St. Marys. 
 
 sS.rf'- \. »«'»ore8tville. 
 
 Stewart^ jr., W,n...Menie. 
 
 |».:::.::::a-7- 
 
 Smith, H. & W . . . . Hav 
 
 S'"'''P''f-- Bath. 
 
 |P*"°«:'-i VVilJiscioft. 
 
 Stover & Sons, A. J.Norwich. 
 
 f°'»f'?^- A Ventnor. 
 
 t -.u'l- \,- Pethertov. 
 
 Smith&Son, J. H..Highfield. 
 Stevenson, R.S....Anca8ter. 
 
 Tucker, B. C Sine 
 
 J«;^Vn Newbury. 
 
 ^K'-^i^T. Seeley/Bay. 
 
 Thorpe, SD Hulbert. 
 
 SS'j Woodbridge. 
 
 ^"™®'''^ Locust Hill. 
 
 U'"®'!* Wind 
 
 Vandervoort, S. S..Sine. 
 
 8 or. 
 
 W«."y. P- Tyrone. 
 
 ^"^V- N.^ Orangeville. 
 
 Woodland J Orangeville. 
 
 S^'^H'^T CaledonEast. 
 
 ^*!^,«l«y.J Bolton. 
 
 ^f'.J'.S- C.- St. George. 
 
 wK'^"^'.^ Meaford.^ 
 
 w^^''?^V. Mapleton. 
 
 JJ* !«'4W Woodbridge. 
 
 5^a"'8,W.A Humber. ^ 
 
 White, R, E Perth. 
 
 J°rJ|\A Gladstone. 
 
 ^"'"'A Carleton Plaw. 
 
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32 
 
 Eastkhn Ontario Dairymen's Absociation. 
 H. 6. Murphy, Elgin, Ont , Secretary. 
 
 8th. "^The'prdp^U^reJJrs'wm ^T^^^ «^". ^^h and 
 
 and Ruddick *'^ °' Wieconem. and Profs Robertson. Doan, Fletcher' 
 
 The Ontario Creameries' Association. 
 
 Mark Sprague, Ameliaahurg, Out., Secretary. 
 
 iPi u'^^^*"""*,' ""^^^'"^ '^''^ ^° '^"^'^ ** St. Marys on January 13th Urh ..n^ 
 
 The Dairymen's Association of Western Ontario. 
 
 J. W. Wfieaton, London, Secretary. 
 
 The next meeting will be held at Brantford, on January 19th onfU 9,„, 
 Principal speakers, Hon W D HoarH nf w,o«««L- t a «? , "• ^"*- 
 
 Agricultural College, Guelph. commissioner, Prof. EI. H. Dean, of the 
 
 The Poultry Association op Ontario. 
 Thos. A. Browne, London, Ont., Secretary. 
 
 Mill., Mr. A™. Gowdy, 'a. d. GUbert^^d^thl" ■'°''° "'^''•'°' "'• ""^