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Feeds and Feeding. 



119. Concerning gains. Our attention is next directed to a con- 

 sideration of the gains made by two steers up to the end of the 

 17-months period. These are given in the following table: 



Total and relative gains of two lots of steers Maine Station. 



The steers getting the richer protein ration made the more 

 rapid gains up to 17 months of age, at which time they weighed 

 174 pounds more than the other pair. Jordan reports that those 

 getting the most protein showed the effects of their food in better 

 general appearance and greater thrift. 



120. Gains of remaining steers. As before stated, at the end 

 of 17 months' feeding one steer from each lot was killed and the 

 carcasses subjected to analysis. The feeding of the other two 

 steers, one in each lot, continued for 10 months longer under the 

 same conditions. It is interesting and significant to observe that 

 during these last 10 months the steer getting the protein-rich 

 ration did not gain as rapidly as the one fed the protein-poor 

 ration, so that at the end of 27 months the two animals were 

 nearly equal in weight. This is shown in the accompanying table : 



Gain of steers fed for the longer period, 27 months Maine Station. 



