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sometime before feeding and then warming it again when ready to feed. 

 The object in using a Httle cold or lukewarm water is to get the lumps 

 all worked out before adding the boiling water. If boiling water is added 

 directly to the meal it is almost impossible to get rid of the lumps. 



The calves in Lot B made good gains on the Schumacher Calf Meal, 

 and the cost of one pound of gain compared favorably with the cost of 

 raising the calves in Lot A on skimmed milk. 



Some trouble was experienced in getting the calves to take the meal 

 gruel readily. The amounts called for by the directions seemed rather 

 large in some cases and were cut down accordingly. One calf, No. 6, 

 refused to take the gruel at all and was put on skimmed milk. Calf 

 No. 1 1 did not seem to do well on the meal alone, so some skimmed milk 

 was added to his ration. 



Table V. Lot B. Fed Schumacher Calf Food, Hay and Grain 



Calf 



No. 



Whole 

 milk 



Skim- 

 med 

 milk 



Schu- 

 macher 



Hay 



Grain 



Cost 



of 

 feed 



Total 

 gain 



Gain 



per 

 day- 



Cost 

 of one 

 pound 

 of gain 



6 



8 



9 

 10 

 II 

 13 



lbs. 

 109.4 

 108.4 

 108.4 

 108.4 



IIO.O 

 114. 2 



lbs. 

 1.505 



482 



lbs. 



58. 

 224. 

 224. 

 224. 

 130. 

 214. 



lbs. 



347-5 

 274.0 

 274.0 

 274.0 

 329.6 

 274.0 



lbs. 



185.5 

 120.0 

 120.0 

 120.0 

 173-6 

 120.0 



10.61 

 12.80 

 12.80 

 12.80 

 II .29 

 12.51 



lbs. 

 167 

 162 

 163 

 138 



155 

 116 



lbs. 



39 

 35 

 35 

 15 

 29 



97 



064 

 079 

 079 



093 

 073 

 108 



Table V shows for Lot B the amounts of the different feeds, cost of 

 feed, total gain and average daily gain. Tables II, V, VI, and VII show 



Fig. 5. — Lot Cat average age 0} 4 months. Average weight i^g pounds. 



at end of the experiment 



Picture taken 



that while the cost per pound of gain with Lot B is larger than with Lot 

 A, yet the gains are very good and the cost moderate. 



