Table II. 

 ndividual gain for each period. 



period ol the test Lot I made an average gain of 15.66 pounds, while 

 in Lot 11 there was an average loss of 5.7 pounds, being a difference 

 of 21 pounds in favor of Lot 1 during this period. During the second 

 period, however, there was a difference of 10 pounds in favor of Lot 

 JI. During the third period the difference was in favor of Lot I, 

 while during the fourth period Lot II made the heavier gains, and 

 thus during the entire experiment the two lots seemed to alternate 

 in gains. During the first eight weeks Lot I gained about 1 10 

 pounds per steer, while Lot II gained 103 pounds. During the last 

 six weeks Lot I gained about <;o pounds, while Lot II gained only 

 about 78 pounds. The steers were hardly fed long enough to 

 determine what might be the final results of these two methods of 



