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TABLE II 

 RATION 2. EFFECT ON WEIGHT. 



Water drank. 



3345 



3395 



3035 



3311 



2231 



Ration No. 3 was the most expensive fed. This was due 

 because of the oats which formed a part of the ration. The 

 price charged here for oats, while it represents the actual 

 price for the experiment, is rather below the average ; the 

 daily charge, therefore, represents the minimum cost of the 

 ration. The table shows that Mag, Bess, and Nell lost in 

 weight, while Rob gained and Alaud remained practically the 

 same. The oats in the ration proved no more satisfactory 

 than other feeding stuffs, either in respect to the animal or 

 the efficiency of the work. Had more been fed to keep the 

 weight constant it would have materially affected the price of 

 the ration. 



