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cents and 11.26 cents per day. The net cost in case of nar- 

 row rations was 5.51 cents per day, against 6.49 cents per 

 day for wider rations. Tliis shows that the chief advantage 

 of the very narrow rations in tliese experiments came from 

 the increased vuhie of the manure produced. 



4. The dry matter required to produce one pound of live 

 weisrht was about the same in botli cases, namely, 11.35 

 and 11.40 pounds. With the present knowledge of animal 

 nutrition, rations with a nutritive ratio of about 1 : 5 appear 

 to l>e the most economical to feed to growing lambs, as well 

 as to steers. 



