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average of Lot II sixty pounds heavier than that of Lot I. In select- 

 ing the individuals for each lot it was deemed more desirable to 

 have a uniform distribution of type, breed and conformation, even 

 though there was a slight difference in the weight of the two lots. 

 The cattle in each lot making the good gains were deep bodied, wide 

 over the back and loin and possessed wide foreheads. Those mak- 

 ing the smallest gains were individuals that were shallow bodied, 

 narrow in the forehead and restless in the feed lot. Lot I shows 

 greater uniformity in individual gains which corresponds to their 

 behavior in the amount of dry matter and feed consumed during 

 the different periods. 



Table VI. Showing Amount of Feed and Dry Matter Consumed 

 Daily per Steer by Periods, Amount of Dry Matter per Pound 

 of Gain, and Cost of Producing a Pound of Gain. 



Table VI shows the average amount of feed and dry matter 

 consumed per head daily by periods, the air-dry matter necessary 

 to produce a pound of gain, the cost of feed per head daily- and the 

 cost per pound of gain. During the first period, the steers in Lot I 



