Table 6. Gains in Live Weight in Intermediate Feeding Periods. 



It appears from the foregoing results that the scrub steer pro- 

 duced a unit gain in live weight upon somewhat less total feed than 

 did the pure-bred steer. 



Character of Gain. 



At intervals during the periods indicated above, the feces and 

 urine of the animals were collected quantitatively so as to determine 

 the digestibility of the total ration and the amount of protein gained 

 by the animal. On the basis of these results, it is estimated that 



(15) 



