MADE BY THE FARM DEPARTMENT. 115 



COMPARISONS BY LOTS. 



Lot 1. 



During the first period this lot had a daily ration of 15.95 pounds of meal 

 38.90 pounds hay, and 44. 75 pounds roots. During second period 20 pounds of 

 meal, 28.89 pounds of hay, and 42.89 pounds of ensilage. During the third 

 period 20 pounds of meal 29.73 pounds of hay, and G9. 77 pounds of ensilage. 



GAINS IN WEIGHT. 



Gain. 



First period 187 lbs. 



Second period 83 



Third period 118 





They were each given all the hay they would eat during the three periods, 

 and during the first period nearly all the roots they would eat. During the 

 second and third periods ensilage was substituted for roots, and they had what 

 they would eat up clean once a day. 



Lot II. 



During the first period this lot had a daily ration of 6 pounds of meal, 12 

 pounds of hay, and 29.42 pounds of cut cornstalks; during the second period 

 6.38 pounds of meal, 12 pounds of hay, and 89.94 pounds of ensilage; during 

 the third period pounds of meal, 12 pounds of hay, and 105 pounds of ensi- 

 lage. 



GAINS IN WEIGHT. 



Gain. 



First period 126 lbs. 



Second period 22 " 



Third period 32 " 



Daring the first period they had all the cornstalks they would eat, but when 

 ensilage was substituted for the corn stalks they were limited to 50 and 55 

 pounds respectively. 



Lot IIL 



During the first period this lot received 28.33 lbs. of meal and 78.34 lbs of 

 dried corn fodder. 



During the second period 28 pounds of meal and 236.62 lbs. of ensilage. 



During third period the lot was divided; Nos. 6 and 7 receiving as a daily 

 ration 14 pounds of meal and 133.06 lbs. of ensilage, about the same amount 

 they had received during the second period. While Nos. 8 and 9 received 14 

 lbs. of meal and 37.09 lbs. of dried- corn fodder, about the same amount they 

 had received during the first period. 



]^umber 8 during the second period received, in addition to the regular feed, 

 a feed of 3.42 lbs. of hay per day. 



