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DETAILS OF THE EXPERIMENT. 

 Gains During the Summer Feeding. 



The gains as recorded in the following table will show 

 that the pastures used were good ones. It should be remem- 

 bered, too, that as a result of feeding upon these pastures 

 they are getting better and better as time goes on. 



The follo\^nng table sets forth, in a tabulated form, the 

 total and daily gains of the steers for the summers of 1908 

 and 1909: 



Table 6. Total and Daily Gains During the 

 Pasture Feeding Test. 

 1908— (112 days). 



*The cattle in Lot D were not of the same grade as those in Lots 

 A, B, and C, so really Lot D can not be compared with the other 

 lots. Lot D was made up of a bunch of mixed cattle with no 

 special breeding, and ranging from two to five years in age. The 

 object in handling this bunch was to see if money could be made 

 en such cattle. They had not been dehorned. 



It is seen that, in every ease, those cattle that received 

 some supplementary feed gained more rapidly than thos€ 

 which received no feed but pasture. Of cour.^e, the more 

 rapid a steer gains the quicker he can be gotten in shape 

 for the market, and this is a very important point, as the 



