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Table 1. Gains During Winter 1907-'08 — (84 days.) 



Gains During Winter 1908-'09— (98 days), 



Range alone . 



Range plus half ration cotton- 

 seed meal and hulls 



( Range plus half ration cotton- ) 

 I seed ^ 



j Range plus half ration cheap / 

 i hay f 



-1.08 



.03 



.57 



♦This lot started in test January 1st, so fed only 70 days. 



It was intended that the steers which received some feed 

 in addition to the range should suffer no loss in weight 

 during the winter months, but in some cases the loss was 

 considerable during the latter part of the winter period when 

 the range afforded very little gi^azing. The object was to 

 give just enough feed, in addition to the range, to enable 

 the cattle to hold their fall weight. No gains in live weight 

 were desired. It should be remembered that these were all 

 practically mature cattle, varying from two to four years 

 in age. 



During the first winter the experiment continued from 

 December 9 to March 8. a period of 85 days. During 

 ^liis time the range cattle (Lot 1) lost 97 po^^nds each ia 

 live weight while the steers in Lots 2 and 3 practically 

 neld their tali weights. All of the cattle came through the 

 winter in excellent health. While the cattle in the range 



