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19.2 ounces, and the minimum was .93 pound or 14.88 ounces. The 

 calf meal and water were mixed in the proportion of one pound of 

 calf meal to 7.17 pounds of water. 



The dry mash was first eaten during the second week, three 

 calves indicating a desire for this material at this time. Three more 

 were added to this list during the third week. One calf was added 

 to this list during the fourth week, one during the fifth week, and 

 two during the sixth week. The average age of the lot at the time 

 the calves began eating the dry mash was 3.6 weeks. The amount of 

 dry mash consumed varied from one-tenth of a pound during the 

 fourth week to 1.42 pounds during the twenty-fifth week. The calves 

 began consuming one pound of this mixture at fifteen weeks of age. 

 The average daily amount of dry mash consumed for the entire 

 period was .77 pound or approximately, 12.3 ounces. The maxi- 

 mum amount consumed was i.n pounds, or 17.76 ounces, and the 

 minimum amount was .45 pound, or 7.2 ounces. The total amount 

 consumed per head for the period was 140.14 pounds equivalent to 

 1.25 bushels of corn and 2.18 bushels of oats. 



The alfalfa hay was first eaten at 3.9 weeks of age as an average 

 for the lot. Six calves began eating hay at three weeks of age ; one 

 at four weeks ; one at five weeks ; and two at six weeks of age. One 

 calf that consumed hay during the fourth week refused it until 

 the seventh week. The amount of this material consumed by 

 the calves in Lot III during the time included in this experiment 

 showed a gradual increase from the first to the last week. The first 

 hay was eaten during the third week. At eleven weeks of age, they 

 were consuming approximately, one pound per day ; at sixteen 

 weeks, two pounds per day ; at twenty-one weeks, three pounds per 

 day. The maximum daily consumption of alfalfa was 3.59 pounds, 

 which occurred during the twenty-sixth week. The average daily 

 amount of alfalfa hay consumed for the period was 1.61 pounds, 

 equivalent to 293.02 pounds for the period. The maximum daily 

 amount consumed by any individual in the lot was 2.65 pounds, and 

 the minimum, .72 pound. 



The age at which the calves in Lot III developed a taste for 

 corn silage was 8.22 weeks. One calf ate a small amount of silage 

 during the fifth week, three during the seventh week, two during 

 the tenth week, one during the eleventh week and one during the 

 thirteenth week. Three calves discontinued eating this material, 

 skipping from two to five weeks before they would again consume 

 a measurable amount. The amount of corn silage consumed varied 

 from .02 pound during the fourth week to .46 pound during the 

 twenty-fourth week. The calves were consuming approximately, 

 one-fourth of a pound during the fifteenth week. The average 

 daily consumption of corn silage for the entire period was .21 

 pounds or approximately 38 pounds for the period. The maximum 

 daily consumption was slightly less than 0.3 pound and the mini- 

 mum amount consumed was o.i pound. 



