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10 per cent of the grain ration. It will be noted in the table to 

 follow that the basic part of each ration in the first experiment 

 was corn and prairie hay, while in the second it was corn and corn- 

 stover. Stover is even more deficient in protein than prairie hay, 

 and a supplementary food rich in this nutrient is just as badly 

 needed. In fact, one lot of steers on corn and stover in 1905-06 

 made an average gain of .2 pounds per day below the gains made 

 by another lot on corn and prairie hay. 



