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from which the facts will appear, from the statements made 

 by them. 



Charles B. Demand's Statement. 



Cow No. 1, seven years old, dried off about 10th December ; 

 calved 4th March, 1851, expected to come in about 9th March, 

 1852. Trial commenced January 1, 1852 ; weight at com- 

 mencement, 870 lbs., at close of trial, 931 lbs., mean weight, 

 904^ lbs. ; gain in eight weeks, 61 lbs. ; on cut hay, 38 lbs., 

 on vmcut hay, 23 lbs. ; eat, in eight weeks, 1,174 lbs. hay ; 611 

 lbs. cut hay and 563 lbs. uncut hay. 



Cow No. 2, seven years old, dried off about 10th December 

 last; calved 28th February, 1851, expected to come in about 

 9th March, 1852. Trial began January 1, 1852 ; weight at 

 commencement, 850 lbs., at end of trial, 909 lbs., mean weight, 

 879| lbs. ; gain in eight weeks, 59 lbs. ; on cut hay, 26 lbs., on 

 uncut hay, 33 lbs. ; eat, in eight weeks, 1,146 lbs. ; 560 lbs. cut 

 and 586 lbs. uncut hay. 



In addition to the hay, each cow eat one-half peck turnips 

 per day, being seven bushels to each cow, which is equivalent 

 to 58 lbs. hay in value, making cow No. 1 equal to 1,232 lbs., 

 provided the turnips were the common flat turnips, and cow 

 No. 2, 1,204 lbs., which would make their daily food, as in 

 hay, equal to || per cent, of their live weight, or an addition 

 of one pound in weight for every 20^^^^ lbs. hay, or its equiva- 

 lent, eaten. 



Harvey Dodg-e^s Statement. 



Near steer three years old this spring. Trial commenced 

 January 3, 1852 ; weight, at commencement, 1,075 lbs., at 

 close of trial, 1,125 lbs., mean weight, 1,100 lbs. ; gain in eight 

 weeks, 50 lbs. ; on uncut hay, 55 lbs., loss on cut hay, 5 lbs. ; 

 eat, in eight weeks, 916 lbs. hay ; 447 lbs. cut hay and 469 lbs. 

 uncut hay. 



Off steer, of the same age ; trial began at the same time ; 

 weight at commencement, 1,080 lbs., at close of trial 1,160 lbs., 

 mean weight, 1,120 lbs. ; gain in eight weeks, 80 lbs. ; on cut 

 hay, 75 lbs., on uncut hay 5 lbs. ; eat, in 8 weeks, 949 lbs. hay; 

 469 lbs. cut and 480 lbs. uncut hay. 



During the eight weeks each steer had two quarts meal per 



