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The total weight of food eaten, and feces and urine excreted 

 by each steer for five days. 



c 

 O 



o 



c 



Hay alone .'. 



Hay alone 



Hay and spring wheat bran. 

 Hay and spring •wheat bran. 

 Hay and winter wheat bran. 

 Hay and winter wheat bran. 



Hay and cottonseed meal 



Hay and cottonseed meal 



Grams. 

 16964 

 17372 

 15784 

 17826 

 11130 

 16919 

 13970 

 16645 



Percentage of fertilizing material in the food, feces and urine. 



Nitrogen. 



o 



m • 

 CO 



X 

 d 



o 



Oh 



Food. 



Hay 



Spring wheat bran 



Winter wheat bran 



Cottonseed meal 



Feces and Ukine 



Hay alone Steer 1 



Hay alone Steer 2 



Hay and spring wheat bran Steer 1 



Haj' and spring wheat bran Steer 2 



Hay and winter wheat bran Steer 1 



Hay ana winter wheat bran Steer 2 



Hay and cottonseed Steer i 



Hay and cottonseed Steer 2 



% 



1.49 

 1.79 

 1.46 

 1.94 

 Feces. 

 0.59 

 0.48 

 1.69 

 1.17 

 1.74 

 1.29 

 0.98 

 1.04 



