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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



steers vary from 1 of protein to 6 to 8 of carbohydrates and fat -whereaa the nutritive 

 ratio in the rations used in these experiments were about as follows : — 



Group 1. — 1st 8 weeks I'll, next 4 weeks 1-10, last 4 weeks 1-8-5. 

 Group 2. — 1st 8 weeks 1*10, next 4 weeks 1*9'4, last 4 weeks 1*8'5. 

 Group 3. — 1st 8 weeks l*9-4, remaining 8 weeks 1*8.5. 



During the course of these tests the steers had all of the bulky fodder mixture 

 they -would eat up clean, they had access to water in a trough in front of their stalls and 

 were supplied also with salt in a small box at the side of the manger. 



The steers were weighed when purchased and were weighed again three times on 

 17th December at the close of the preparatory feeding. The first weights taken and 

 the average of the three last weighings were as follows, the weights being given in the 

 order in which the animals were finally grouped : — 



From the figures given it will be seen that the heaviest of the three groups as 

 arranged for the test was only 35 lbs. heavier than the lightest of the groups. 



Group No. 1, 



Results for the first eight weeks, during which time no meal was given. 



Cost of producing each 100 pounds of increase for the group, $4.64 



