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long, or uncut hay, to cut, while the off steer seemed to prefer 

 cut feed from the very commencement, and so continued 

 through the different times he was on this feed ; and this cir- 

 cumstance accounts conclusively to my mind why the off steer 

 took on a greater share of weight during the times he was on 

 cut feed; and the nigh steer made his greatest weight on long 

 feed, (owing to his disrelish for cut feed, neither being accus- 

 tomed to cut feed before this experiment,) though I have no 

 doubt but what he would have become as fond of cut feed as 

 the off one in a short time, as most all animals do prefer cut 

 to uncut after being accustomed to it. I give below a state- 

 ment of the different experiments which were made with great 

 care, and recorded at the time. 



Experiment No. 1, commenced January 3, 1852. 



Nigh steer weighed 1,075 lbs., cut hay 194 lbs., and 2 qts. of 

 corn meal per day, making 2S qts. for 14 days. Temperature 

 — average past two weeks, 28 degrees above. 



Off steer weighed 1,080 lbs.; long hay consumed, 222 lbs., 

 and 2 quarts of corn meal per day. For the last two weeks, 

 average temperature 28 degrees above. Water drank by the 

 pair after returning from weighing, 60 lbs.; average for the 

 two, 70 lbs. per day during the trial. 



Experiment No. 2, commenced January 17, 1852. 



Nigh steer weighed 1,065 lbs.; consumed 215 lbs. of hay, 

 uncut, 2 quarts of meal per day for the last two weeks ; tem- 

 perature, 18 degrees. 



Off steer weighed 1,050 lbs.; cut hay, 215 lbs.; meal, 2 qts. 

 per day ; temperature, 18 degrees. The two steers drank, after 

 weighing, 93 lbs. water; average water for 14 days, 74 lbs. per 

 day. 



Experiment No. 3, commenced January 31, 1852. 



Nigh steer weighed 1,090 lbs.: cut hay, 253 lbs. ; 2 qts. meal 

 per day ; temperature, 32 degrees for the last two weeks. 



Off steer weighed 1,070 lbs.; uncut hay, 258 lbs. consumed, 

 and 2 qts. of meal per day ; temperature, 32 degrees. Water 

 drank after being weighed, 63 lbs.; average water for the two 

 weeks, 70 lbs. per day. 



