MEAT PRODUCTION 439 



TABLE 114. GRAIN CONSUMED BY STEERS PER POUND OF GAIN 



NUMBER OF DAYS FED 



GRAIN CONSUMED 



PER POUND OF 



GAIN 



112 



140 

 i68 

 182 



Pounds 



8.07 

 8.40 

 9-OI 

 9.27 

 10.00 



Henry : reports the following similar results for fattening 

 swine : 



TABLE 115. INFLUENCE OF LENGTH OF FATTENING PERIOD ON THE 

 FEED CONSUMPTION AND GAIN OF HOGS 



On the other hand, Mumford, 2 in large-scale feeding experi- 

 ments with cattle, has failed to note any such marked diminution 



1 Feeds and Feeding, loth Ed., p. 510. 2 m Si Expt. Sta., Bui. 103, p. 57. 



