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half pound of mixture of five pounds ground oats to one pound oil meal 

 three times per day. During the fifth month the feed was, six quarts 

 skimmed milk twice a day, and four and a half pounds corn meal and oat 

 meal, equal parts, in three feeds. At five months commenced to diminish 

 the milk until five and one-half months old ; had no milk after that time ; 

 was out on grass night and day, and had four and one-half pounds corn and 

 oat meal in two feeds. 



HOLSTEIN STEER NICHOLAS. 



Calved February 26, 1886 ; bred by Michigan Agricultural College, Lansing; 

 sire, Nicholas 3d, 263 D. F. H. B. ; dam, Mae, 112 D. F. H. B. ; castrated 

 April 22. Nicholas had five pounds of milk from birth to May 20 . (twice 

 each day), then 6 pounds to June 20; was then weaned. Fully weaned July 

 10. Fed oat meal and calf meal a gill to a feed, gradually increasing to 

 ration as given in period 5 in table. 



GALLOWAY STEER KIKG JUMBO. 



A. G. H. B. 2786 ; calved February 17, 1886 ; bred by R. B. Caruss, St. Johns, 

 Michigan; sire. Sir George Grey 714; dam Rosy No. 510; weight at birth, 

 60| lbs. He was taken from the cow and fed new milk. At one month old 

 he took the entire milk of the cow, which was about eight quarts at a milking, 

 ing. Jumbo's weight at one month was 1464^ lbs. He was fed as above during 

 the second month, and at the end of two months weighed 219 lbs.; castrated 

 March 30, 1886. During the third month he was fed as above with the 

 addition of 5 pounds of oil meal and 5 pounds of wheat bran during the 

 month. At the end of the third month he weighed 290 pounds. During 

 the fourth month he ran at large in pasture with other calves and had 

 skimmed milk and 8 pounds of oil meal and 50 pounds of bran during the 

 month. At four months weighed 338 lbs. 



GALLOWAY STEER JUDGE. 



Calved January 1, 1886 ; bred by J. L. Wicks & Co., Colby, Michigan; 

 sire, Garfield 634; dam. Midnight 651. Judge ran with cow until July 15; 

 had begun feeding him July 1, and July 15 he was taking 2 pounds corn 

 meal and 2 pounds bran at two feeds. From July 15 to August 5, 4 pounds 

 corn meal and 2^ pounds bran. Castrated April 9, 1886 ; weight April 9, 

 305 lbs.; weight July 27, 590. Judge was brought to the college farm July 

 27, '86. 



HEREFORD STEER HENDRICKS. 



Calved October 27, 1885; bred by Edwin Phelps, Pontiac, Mich.; sire. Wax- 

 work A. H. R. 6320 and E. H. H. B. (6250) ; dam, Cornelia A. H. R. 10350. 

 Hendricks had the milk of his dam, being kept in a pen with calves of about 

 the same age, and suckled twice a day. He was allowed to eat all the hay 

 he wished, and at eight weeks he began to eat a little meal — equal parts of 

 oats and barley — gradually increasing in amount until at seven months he 

 received two pounds morning, noon and night ; was not weaned until sent to 

 the college farm. Hendricks was castrated February 23, '86, at four months; 



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