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Lot 4 was started on six pounds of shelled corn, one-half pound 

 of cottonseed meal, 24 pounds of silage, and 10 pounds of clover hay ; 

 the grain and silage being increased gradually until within five 

 days, 42 pounds of silage were being consumed daily per steer. At the 

 end of 17 days the cattle were on full feed of grain, at which time the 

 daily ration contained 13 pounds of shelled corn, 2.8 pounds of cot- 

 tonseed meal, 42 pounds of corn silage, and six pounds of clover hay. 

 Lot 7 received 24 pounds of corn silage and 20 pounds of hay the first 

 day. The silage was increased until at the end of five days, 42 pounds 

 were being consumed. This amount remained constant for about 90 

 days. The clover hay consumed, constantly decreased from the first 

 but remained almost stationary at about nine pounds daily during the 

 second month. The first feed in the third month had five pounds of 

 corn and one-half pound of cottonseed meal per steer added to the 

 ration. The amount of grain was increased until within n days, 

 the cattle were on full feed. There was no decrease in the amount 

 of silage for more than 30 days but the clover hay consumed, rapidly 

 dropped to three pounds daily per steer, but again increased to four 

 pounds after about two weeks of full feeding. After the cattle had 

 been given grain for 30 days the amount of silage consumed gradually 

 decreased until the end of the feeding period. The steers in Lot 7 had 

 good appetites until they had been on full feed 60 days, but at the end 

 of this time they became slow about cleaning up and for two weeks 

 they were indifferent about their eating, although they continued to 

 consume as large quantities of feed. 



GAINS. Table XXI shows the average daily gain per steer by 

 months and the total gain per steer. 



TABLE XXL Showing Average Daily Gain per Steer by Months 

 by Long and Short-Fed Steers, Winter 1910-11 



Lot 4 



Long-fed 



Lot 7 



Short-fed 



