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^ will not pay his note. I know so many who have realized 

 these severe results, as to have no doubt of their frequent 

 occurrence. 



here are other matters connected with the fattening of cat- 

 tle, in relation to which some facts, which have come within 

 my knowledge, may be useful. Some respect the gain in 

 live weight in any given time. Others refer to the loss of 

 weight in killing. In all the calculations which we make re- 

 specting the advantages or disadvantages, the profit or loss, of 

 stall-feeding cattle, these elements have a particular value. 



6. Gain of Stall-fed Cattle. — I will first give some state- 

 ments in respect to the actual gain per day of cattle. This 

 few farmers have ever taken the pains to determine, and with 

 most of them it is wholly matter of conjecture, and that 

 sometimes very wild. 



Example 1. — A pair of cattle owned by S. 0. weighed 

 Oct. 16, 2305 lbs. and 2110 lbs., together, . . 4415 lbs. 

 Jan. 17, 2435 " 2185 " ... 4620 " 



The gain, therefore, in 3 months and 1 day, was . 205 " 



The same cattle weighed on the following March 11th, 

 One 2590 and one 2345 lbs., together, . . . 4935 " 

 The gain, then, in this 1 month and 22 days, was . 315 " 

 The whole gain in 4 mos. 23 days, being . . 520 " 

 The gain during 146 days was at the rate of lbs. 3,56 per day. 



These cattle had, besides hay, a small allowance of meal, 

 and ran in a good pasture through the summer. They were 

 put up to be stall-fed early in the autumn, and were soon 

 brought to receive together one bushel of meal per day, even 

 measure ; one third pease and oats, two thirds corn, with a lib- 

 eral allowance of hay. 



Example 2. — A pair of oxen belonging to R. D. weighed 

 Nov. 8, 1995 lbs. and 1985 lbs., together, . . 3980 lbs. 

 Mar. 12, ensuing, 2250 lbs. and 2255 lbs., together, 4505 " 



The whole gain in 124 days, was 525 lbs. or at the rate of 

 lbs. 4,33 per day. 



