the steers of Lot III averaged 20 pounds heavier than those of Lot I 

 at the beginning of .the experiment. At the close of the experiment 

 they averaged 29 pounds heavier. Thus there was very little differ- 

 ence in the gains made by the two lots. 



Table II. Gains of Individual Steers by Periods. 



Table II shows the gains of the individual steers by two weeks 

 periods as well as the total gain for the entire experiment. From this 

 table it will be seen that the gains made by Lot I, on cottonseed meal, 

 were in general more regular though on the average less than those 

 made by Lot III, on Ajax flakes. Except during the last period from 

 March i2th to March 26th rthe gains made by Lot I were fairly regu- 

 lar. As there was not much difference in the uniformity of the in- 

 dividual steers of the two lots it would indicate that the irregular 

 gains made by Lot III, on Ajax flakes, might be attributed to the 

 feed. Both the heaviest and the lightest gains were made by steers 

 in Lot III. The gain of 51 pounds made by steer No. 20 in this lot 

 would indicate that there was something wrong with this animal, al- 

 though nothing was discernible. During 'three of the periods Lot III 



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