214 EXPERIMENT STATION— BULLETINS. 



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In this connection the decreased gain per day should be noted. During 

 the first year six of the ten, or the Galloways. Holsteins and Shorthorns, each 

 made two or over two pounds gain per day, the Herefords and Jerseys over 

 one and one-half pounds, and the Devon almost as much. 



During the second year but three made a daily gain of 1£ pounds or more* 

 The Hereford, 1.1 lbs., the least. 



Taking the two years together the showing is better. It should be 

 remembered in this connection that the steers were fed this second year for 

 growth, as we had planned to finish them the third year. Had they been 

 fitted for the market at 24 months the cost per pound would have been 

 greatly reduced. 



The same items named in table one are carried to the third year in this 

 table, III., and some lessons for the entire time are also found here. 



It must be remembered that the periods named in this table differ, from a 

 year for the Hereford and Jersey, Eoscoe, and a less time for the others, 

 depending on the date of birth. 



The variation in cost of food is, in part, caused by this. 



In the gain per day only one animal, the Galloway, King Jumbo, has 

 made over 1-J pounds per day; the other Galloway almost as much. The 

 Jersey, Potter, and the Shorthorn, Homer, next, while the Hereford gained 

 less than one pound a day. 



The cost per pound is large for the third year. 



Considering the whole time fed, it will be noted that the cost varies, but 

 not more than the weights. 



The cost per pound also varies. The least cost being King Jumbo, 4.9c, 

 and the greatest, Roscoe, 6.2c. per pound. The cost of the others runs from 

 5.3c to 5.7c per pound. 



The gain per day ranges from 1.28 pounds per day, that of Roscoe, to 1.74 

 pounds per day, that of Homer. 



The important points of this table, IV., are already noted under III. 



It contains the data concerning Roscoe and Hendricks from the time they 

 were three years old to the close of the experiment, November 1, 1888. 



Only a few days in case of Hendricks and over two months for Roscoe. 



