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ANNUAL REFORT OF THE 



Food (yonsuined. 



Off. Doc. 



April 9. 

 April 16, 

 April 23, 

 May 7, 

 May 14, 

 May 21, 

 May 29, 



Total. 



166 



148 



141 



216 



234.5 



231 



•60 



1,365.5 



•For two days only, Lot III was sold May 23. 



Food Consumed per Pound of Gaiu iii Live Weight. 



Hay. 



Lot I, . 

 Lot II, 



Lot HI 



4.44 

 3,76 

 3.45 



Grain. 



5.91 

 5.24 



4.95 



Labor Required. 



The hibor of attendance is often a deciding factor in the selection 

 of stock for fattening, and it also determines the ma««er in which the 

 stock should be fed. The cost of the manual labor required to take 

 proper care of the stock in question sometimes determines the piofit. 

 Systems of feeding that require the least labor are to be preferred, 

 provided, they are equal as to the amount of food required and the 

 gain secured. The following table shows the amount of labor re- 

 quired for attendance for each lot duri«g the entire feeding experi- 

 ment of 104 days: 



Time of One Man Required for Attendance. 



tCalculated to ten animals, tlie number in Lot L 



