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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 



Off. Doc. 



From the above table it will readily be seen that Lot No. 2 made 

 the greatest average gain per daj; also, that Lot No. 1 occupies 

 a medium position between Lots Nos. 2 and 3. There is not differ- 

 ence enough in the gains of the three lots to warrant the claim of 

 marked superiority of one method over another, as the three lots 

 gave about as uniform results as would be expected from three 

 lots kept under uniform conditions. The objection to feediog a 

 number of steers in a yard or pen has been raised, that there is 

 likely to be both underlings and those that make unusually good 

 gains. It is true that steer No. G7, of Lot No. 1, made considerably 

 greater gain than any in Lots Nos. 2 or 3, and also that coe steer, 

 No. G9, made the least gain of any of the three lots, although No. 62, 

 of Lot No. 3, which was confined in a stall, did not greatly exceed 

 the small gain of steer No. 69. While the gains of the steers of Lot 

 No. 1 occupy both extremes, yet they are sufficiently pronounced to 

 warrant any definite conclusions being drawn from these results. 

 The following table gives the amount of food consumed by each 

 lot per pound of gain of live weight: 



Food Consumed per Pound of Gain in Live Weight. 



Amount of Food Consumed. 



From the above it is seen that Lot No. 2 made a pound of gain 

 in live weight with the least amount of food. This lot also made 

 the greatest gain per day throughout the whole time of feeding. 

 While Lot No. 1 made a somewhat greater gain than Lot No. 3, it 

 evidently was at a somewhat greater expense of food, as Lot No. 



