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Table 2. — Average Weights And Gains. 



(Dec. 1, 1909— Feb. 23, 1910) 

 (84 days.) 



All of the cattle made satisfactory, but not unusual 

 gains. In the first part of Table 2 it is seen that the sil- 

 age-fed steers (Lot 1), made the largest gains, making 

 an average daily gain of 1.8 pounds for the whole per- 

 iod of 84 days. In the lower part of Table 2 are found 

 the results of the first 56 days of the test, or the period 

 when corn silage was fed to the cattle in Lot 1. When 

 the second part of the table is studied it is seen that the 

 cattle which ate silage did not make as large daily gains 

 as did those which were fed nothing but cottonseed meal 

 and hulls. Durng the first 56 days, each steer in Lot 1 

 (the silage lot) made an average daily gain of 1.56 

 pounds, while during the same period each steer in Lot 

 3 (cottonseed meal and hulls only) gained 1.89 pounds 



