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The interyal from December 3 to December 9 was con- 

 sidered as a preliminary period, and during this time 

 each lot was fed on the kind of food which it was to re- 

 ceive throughout the experiment. 



The experiment proper began on December 9, and con- 

 tinued for 84 days, or three periods of 28 days each. 

 During all periods the feed for any given lot was the 

 same in kind and nearly the same in amount, the latter 

 being determined entirely by the health and appetite of 

 the steers. 



The weight of each steer was determined at the begin- 

 ning of the experiment by three weighings made on three 

 successive days. Similarly, the final weight Avas the av- 

 erage of three daily weighings. March 1, 2, and 3, 1904. 



The rations fed were as follows: 



Lot I — Cotton seed meal, two-thirds; corn chop, one- 

 third; sorghum hay. 



Lot II — Cotton seed, three-fourths; corn chop, one- 

 fourth: sorghum hay, one-half; pea vine hay, one-half. 



Lot III — Cotton seed, three-fourths; corn chop, one- 

 fourth: sorghum hay. 



Lot IV — Cotton seed, three-fourths; corn chops, one- 

 fourth : shredded corn stover. 



As much of each kind of forage was fed as the animals 

 would consume without excessive waste. The average 

 amount of forage wasted was as follows: 



Lot I — Sorghum, 17.1 per cent. 



Lot II — Sorghum and cowpea hay, 20.7 per cent. 



Lot III — Sorghum, 23.5 per cent. 



Lot IV — Shredded corn stover, 44.2 per cent. 



It will thus *be seen that the waste of hay was about 

 one-fifth of the amount fed, while the waste of shredded 

 corn was more than double that of hay. This wasted 

 food, as well as that consumed, was charged against the 

 steers. 



