Substitutes for Skimmed Milk in Raising Calves 



II 



Since the calves in Lot A were older than the others at the time of 

 beginning the experiment, Table III has been prepared to show the gains 

 in weight for these calves for the first 120 days from birth: 



Table III. Lot A. Showing Gains in First 120 Days After Birth 



Calf 

 No. 



Time 



Birth to Feb. 12, 1908. 

 " " Jan. 12, 1908. 

 " " Feb. 12, 1908. 

 " " Jan. 12, 1908. 

 " " Jan. 12, 1908. 



Average daily gain for lot . 



Number 

 days 



129 

 120 

 120 

 126 



133 



Pounds 

 gain 



210 

 180 

 211 

 221 

 198 



Daily 

 gain 



lbs. 



62 

 50 



75 

 75 

 48 



1.62 



The cost of feed cannot be shown in this table because the records 

 were not kept except for the gains in weight. This table was prepared 



Calf No. i 



Calf No. 2 



Calf No. 5 

 Fig. 2. — Showing calves i, 2, and 5 of lot A, Fig. i, at three years of age 



in order that the gains of the calves at the same age might be compared, 

 and we see by comparing it with Tables II, V, and VI, that the calves 



