774 



EXPEKIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Average gains of young cattle at iMsture. 

 G.VINS IX 96 DAYS: AVERAGE OF TWO DIFFERENT PASTURES. 



Number of animals. 



1. 

 7 . 

 7 . 

 18 

 29 

 10 



Age of 

 animal. 



Months. 

 6 

 9 

 10-12 

 13-15 

 16-18 

 19-24 

 24-30 



Increase 



in 

 height. 



Cm. 

 9.0 

 6.3 

 6.4 

 7.0 

 5.5 

 5.4 

 3.8 



Increase 



in 



girth. 



Cm. 



7.0 

 10.0 

 10.9 



9.1 

 10.9 



9.3 



7.4 



Increase 

 in length 

 of body. 



Cm. 



6.0 

 6.0 

 8.6 

 6.0 

 7.0 



Gain in 

 weight. 



Kg. 

 41.00 

 89.60 

 51.14 

 50.50 

 58.30 

 58.50 

 57.00 



Daily 

 gain in 

 weight. 



Kg. 

 0.427 

 .460 

 ..532 

 .494 

 .610 

 .608 

 .595 



GAINS IN 116 DAYS: AVERAGE OF TWO DIFFERENT PASTURES. 



GAINS IN 126 DAYS. 



GAINS IN 131 DAYS. 



Report on pastures for young stock of the Herdbook Society for Bay- 

 reuth Spotted Cattle, M. Miller (Jahrb. Wiss. u. Prakt. ricrzucht, ^ {1009), 

 pp. LXT-LXXIII ). — A report of gains made in 4 different pastures during 1908. 

 ISIeasurements were made at tlie beginning and end of the pasture period, which 

 lasted 143 days. The results are presented in tabular form, and the following 

 table is a summary : 



Average gains of young cattle in different pastures. 



