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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



The pulp had been brought to the railroad station at Pearl from Holland on cars 

 and was thence hauled to the silos with teams. It had been put in the silos in Decem- 

 ber. The pulp did not ferment to any appreciable extent bnt was bright and fairly white 

 in appearance. The steers had. for rough feed, mint hay, of fairly good quality though 

 somewhat mouldy at times. The grain feed consisted of corn meal mixed with bran at 

 the beginning of the test and later with oats. 



Up to February 18 the steers were weighed at 2:30 in the afternoon, after receiving 

 their mid-day ration and after watering. Thereafter they were weighed in the morning 

 before feeding. On the 18th of February they were weighed twice, once in the early 

 morning and again in the afternoon. In estimating the gain the latter weight is used 

 to compare with the weights on the days preceding, while the morning weight is used 

 to determine the gains after February 18. The steers were weighed at intervals of two 

 weeks. The following table gives the weights on the dates named: 



Weight of steers a/ intervals of two weeks and gains. 



FEED CONSUMED. 



From the beginning of the experiment to the fourth of March both lots of steers were 

 fed the same amount of hay and grain, and to lot 1 the pulp was given extra, in 

 addition to the regular ration. After the fourth of March the lot receiving pulp was fed 

 less of the dry ration to make some allowance for the dry matter in the pulp. The 

 next table gives the weight of the feed consumed. 



Feed cat* n during intervals of tiro weeks. 



