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AVERAGE DAILY CONSUMPTION OF FOOD NUTRIENTS 



The average daily rations as shown in Table LII represent 

 rations that are quite well-balanced from the standpoint of total 

 nutrients. For each hundred pounds of live weight, Lot I required 

 1.57 pounds, Lot II, 1.7 pounds, and Lot III, 1.7 pounds of dry 

 matter. The protein required per hundred pounds live weight was 

 .33 pound for Lot I, .38 pound for Lot II, and .34 pound for Lot 

 III. The carbohydrates required per hundred pounds live weight 

 were i.n pounds for Lot I, 1.16 pounds for Lot II and 1.18 pounds 

 for Lot III. The fat required per hundred pounds live weight was 

 .037 pound for Lot i, .067 pound for Lot II and .094 pound for Lot 

 III. From these figures, it would appear that each of the three lots 

 of calves was quite well and evenly supplied with nutrients based 

 on total live weight. 



TABLE LII. Showing Average Daily Rations and Their Nutritive 



Ratio 



RATE OF GROWTH OF CALVES 



The growth of the calves in the three lots, by months, is shown 

 in Table LIU. Considering the fact that the three lots were 

 made up, largely, of calves of the same breeding, these figures are 

 of special value. Lot I made the most regular and extensive gain 

 in height with Lot II ranking second and Lot III, third. The aver- 

 age growth of the calves in Lot I was 25.96 per cent, more than 

 Lot II and 29.8 per cent, more than Lot III. The calves in Lot I 

 produced their chief gain in height during the third and fourth 

 months and the smallest gain during the sixth month. The mini- 

 mum gain in height for Lot I for any one month was greater than 

 the maximum gain for Lot II and just equal to the maximum gain 

 for Lot III. The smallest growth in Lot II was during the fourth 

 month although the maximum growth was made during the third 

 month. The uniformity in growth for Lot II was especially notice- 

 able as three of the five months show the same gain in height. Lot 

 III gained the largest amount during the sixth month and the low- 

 est during the second month. 



The average growth of the calves in Lot I was 10.4 inches or 

 25.96 per cent, more than Lot II and 29.81 per cent, more than Lot 

 III. 



