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Six were Hereford grades and six Shorthorn grades, all showing good 

 compact blocky types and much uniformity as to weight and condition 

 of flesh with a single exception, Steer No. 1, a somewhat larger and 

 more rangy animal than the others. He was placed in Lot 1, the Corn 

 Meal Lot, during the experiment. 



The preliminary feeding was started immediately upon the arrival of 

 the steers, all alike receiving during this period the grain mixture fed 

 Lot 2 during the previous feeding trial, namely, corn meal 5, beet pulp 

 5, and oil cake 4, parts by weight. No difficulty was experienced in 

 getting them on feed, as they had evidently been fed grain before. There 

 was no silage available at that time and the only roughage furnished 

 was clover hay. This preliminary feeding period covered one week when 

 the steers were weighed individually for three successive days, August 

 10, 11, and 12, at 9:30 a. m., and the average of the three was taken as 

 the correct weight on the middle day, August 11th. This weight was 

 used in arranging the lots for the test. 



Weights August 11. Average for three successive days: 



, Lot 1. 



No. 1 945.6 lbs. 



No. 2 843.0 lbs. 



No. 3 754 .3 lbs. 



No. 4 686.3 lbs. 



Average for Lot 1 807.3 lbs. 



Lot 2. 



No. 5 802.6 lbs. 



No. 6 ■ 733.0 lbs. 



No. 7 771.3 lbs. 



No. 8 888.0 lbs. 



Average for Lot 2 798.7 lbs. 



Lot 3. 



No. 9 654 .6 lbs. 



No. 10 860.6 lbs. 



No. 11 840.3 lbs. 



No. 12 843.0 lbs. 



Average for Lot 3 799.6 lbs. 



In dividing the twelve steers into three lots two Herefords and two 

 Shorthorns were placed in each lot, so that any difference in breeding 

 should not affect the results of the experiment. 



Without this factor of breeding to interfere in the division, the lots. 



