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castrated April twenty-second. Nicholas had five pounds of milk from 

 birth to May twentieth (twice each day), then six pounds to June twen- 

 tieth; was then weaned. Fully weaned July tenth. Fed oat meal and 

 calf meal a gill to a feed, gradually increasing to ration as given in 

 period 5 in table. 



GALLOWAY STEER KING JUMBO. 



A. G. H. B. 2786; calved February 17, 1886; bred by R. B. Caruss, St. 

 Johns, Michigan; sire, Sir George Gray, 714; dam Rosy No. 510; weight 

 at birth, 60| lbs. He was taken from the cow and fed new milk. At one 

 month old he took the entire milk of the cow, which was about eight 

 quarts at a milking. Jumbo's weight at one month was 146-§ lbs. He 

 was fed as above during the second month, and at end of two months 

 weighed 219 lbs.; castrated March 30, 1886. During the third month he 

 was fed as above, with the addition of five pounds of oil meal and five 

 pounds of wheat bran during the month. At the end of the third month 

 he weighed 290 lbs. During the fourth month he ran at large in pasture 

 with other calves and had skimmed milk and eight pounds of oil meal 

 and fifty pounds bran during the month. At four months weighed 338 lbs. 



GALLOWAY STEER JUDGE. 



Calved January 1, 1886; bred by J. L. Wickes & Co., Colby, Michigan; 

 sire, Garfield 634; dam, Midnight 651. Judge ran with cow until July 

 fifteenth; had begun feeding him July first, and July fifteenth he was 

 taking two pounds corn meal and two pounds bran at two feeds. From 

 July fifteenth to August fifth, four pounds corn meal and two and one third 

 pounds bran. Castrated April 9, 1886; weight April ninth, 305 lbs.; weight 

 July twenty-seventh, 590. Judge was brought to the college farm July 

 27, 1886. 



HEREFORD STEER HENDRICKS. 



Calved October 27, 1885; bred bv Edwin Phelps, Pontiac, Mich.; sire, 

 Waxwork A. H. R. 6320 and E. H."H. B. (6250); dam, Cornelia A. H. R. 

 10350. Hendricks had the milk of his dam, being kept in a pen with 

 calves of about the same age, aud suckled twice a day. He was allowed 

 to eat all the hay he wished, and at eight weeks he began to eat a little 

 meal — equal parts of oats and barley — gradually increasing in amount 

 until at seven months he received two pounds morning, noon", and night; 

 was not weaned until sent to the college farm. Hendricks was castrated 

 February 23, 1886, at four months; weight at that time, 350 pounds; 

 weight at seven and a half months, 575. June 16, 1886, reached college 

 farm. 



SHORTHORN STEER HOMER. 



Calved November 25, 1885; bred at State Agricultural College, Lansing, 

 Mich.; sire, Col. Acomb 2d, No. 37984, A. H. B.; dam, Hebe 2d; suckled 

 dam — a good milker; castrated December 28, 1885. 



February tenth began to eat a little meal and hay with dam. May third 

 turned to grass with dam and brought up nights and fed. May eighteenth 

 was left on grass — not fed meal. June first taken from cow and put in the 

 experimental barn; turned to dam night and morning and fed grain daily, 

 two pounds twice a day. June tenth, three pounds once a day, and two 

 pounds once a day. June nineteenth, three pounds night and morning to 



