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ture which was rendered short on account of an extreme 

 drouth, and an early frost. The sorghum was cut and im- 

 mediately thrown to the cattle. No price was placed upon 

 the winter range. One hundred sheep, and about thirty 

 horses and mules used the winter range in common with 

 the cattle. 



Weights and Gains. 

 Table T. Average Weights and Gains of Cattle for Tioo Years 



* Number of cows varied from time to time. 



From the above table (Table 1) we see that at twelve 

 months of age the calves averaged 402 pounds in weight, 

 while the 24 months old steer averaged 645 pounds, the 

 30 months old steers averaged 773 pounds, and the animals 

 which were 33 months old weighed 832 pounds. These 

 were light weights, which w^ere due, in part at least, to 

 the fact that the animals had ticks on them during the 

 summer months. 



During the summer the gains were heaviest with the 

 calves, each one making a gain of 224 pounds from April 

 15th to October 15th, or a daily gain of 1.24 pounds. Each 

 yearling made a gain of 219 pounds, or a daily gain of 1.22 

 pounds during the six months of summer. During the third 

 period (24-30 months) a daily gain of 1.08 pounds was 

 made, while in the fourth period (24-33 months) a daily 

 gain of only .95 pounds per head was made. The cows 



