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day, which is equivalent to 293 lbs. hay, making, for near steer, 

 equal to 1,209 lbs. hay, and for off steer, equal to 1,242 lbs. hay ; 

 their daily consumption of food was, in hay, equal to two per 

 cent, of their live weight, or one pound in addition of weight 

 to every 18 j^^''^ lbs. of food equivalent to hay eaten. 



William S. Lincoln's Statement. 



Cow Beauty, four years old 13th May 1852 ; calved 14th 

 June, 1851, in milk, expected to have another calf June 30, 

 1852. Trial commenced 9th January, 1852 ; weight at com- 

 mencement, 915 lbs., at close of trial, 1,030 lbs., mean weight, 

 967^- lbs. ; gain, in eight weeks, 125 lbs. ; on cut hay, 100 lbs., 

 on uncut hay, 25 lbs. ; eat, in eight weeks, 1,354| lbs. ; 685|- 

 Ibs. cut, and 668^ lbs. uncut hay. 



Cow Cherry, four years old this spring ; calved on the 20th 

 June, 1851, in milk, expected to have another calf 14th May, 

 1852 ; weight, at commencement of trial January 9, 1852, 815 

 lbs., at close of trial, 850 lbs., mean weight, 832^- lbs. ; eat, in 

 eight weeks, 926| lbs. ; 4641 lbs. cut hay and 462| lbs. uncut 

 hay ; gain, in eight weeks, 35 lbs. ; 30 lbs. on cut hay and 5 

 lbs. on uncut hay. 



In addition to the hay, each cow eat 648 lbs. carrots, equal 

 to 171 lbs. hay, which would make, for Beauty, equal to 1,525|- 

 lbs. hay ; for Cherry, equal to 1,097| lbs. hay. In the mean 

 time Beauty gave 413| lbs. milk ; 229 lbs. 4| oz. on cut hay, 

 and 184 lbs. i oz. on uncut hay ; and Cherry gave 442 lbs. 15 

 oz. milk ; 209 lbs. 13| oz. on cut hay, 233 lbs. and 1| oz. on 

 uncut hay. The daily food of Beauty was equivalent to 2-^^ 

 per cent, of her live weight, and that of Cherry, to 2 j*q per cent. 

 The gain of the two cows was one pound of flesh for every 16 

 r^^ lbs. of food equivalent to hay eaten. 



Amherst H. Hawes^s Statement. 



Near ox, six years old this spring ; trial commenced l^th 

 December, 1851 ; weight, at commencement of trial, 1,520 lbs., 

 at close of eight weeks, 1,646 lbs., at close of eleven weeks, 

 1,628 lbs.; mean weight for eight weeks, 1,583 lbs., eleven 

 weeks, 1,574 lbs. ; gain, in eight weeks, 126 lbs. ; 120 on cut, 

 and 6 lbs. on uncut hay ; gain, in eleven weeks, 108 lbs. ; 122 



