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more thim did the lot receiving no grain. This gain represents 

 an increase of a tiriile more thanlG per cent in favor of the gi'a in- 

 fed lot. It seems reasonable to assume that this increased produc- 

 tion was due to the grain fed the preceding year, especially in the 

 case of the younger animals. Indeed it was plainly evident that 

 the grain fed two-year olds and thi-ee-year olds developed into bet- 

 ter animals tlian theii* stable mates having no grain. 



I. P. ROBERTS. 



