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During the year of 1907 there were 90 animals on the 

 103 acres, giving an average of 1.14 acres to eacn animal. 



An average for the two years shows that 1.13 acres of 

 land furnished pasture for one animal. This area, when 

 charged at $2.50 per acre, gives a cost of $2.80 per season 

 for the pasture of each animal over twelve months old. 



This pasture was far better than the average Alabama 

 pasture, as is shown by the fact that 1.13 acres supplied 

 sufficient pasture for one animal. On an average, from 

 3 1-2 to 5 1-2 acres are required for each animal. When 

 this piece of land was first put down to pasture it would 

 not to keep as many animals as it does now ; in fact, it was 

 no better than the average pasture but by grazing, it has 

 been raised to its present state of fertility. 



BREEDING KECORD. 



TABLE 4. The Per Cent of Calves Born. 



*The experiment closed on April 15th, so no record was obtained 

 later than this date. 



An animal that had dropped a calf was classified as a 

 cow; the heifers were put in this class as soon as they 

 calved. The .number of calves born was very small, when 

 compared to the number of cows that should have brought 

 calves, especially during the year 1906. This low number 

 was partly due, no doubt, to the fact that the bulls were 

 kept away from the cows and the owner, owing to the 

 pressure of other business, not being able to breed the cows 

 when they should have been bred. The owner soon realized 



