TABLE 6. DAILY FOOD EATEN PER STEER, COMPUTED ON THE 



BASIS OF 1000 POUNDS LIVE WEIGHT 

 DECEMBER 7, 1896 TO MARCH 7, 1897 92 DAYS. FIVE STEERS IN EACH LOT 



THIRD TRIAL 1897-8 



A third experiment along .this line was made in the 

 winter of 1897-8, beginning January 1st and closing March 

 15, 1898, covering a period of 74 days. 



This was an exact duplicate of the one of the previous 

 winter, in that one lot was fed Timothy Hay alone, another, 

 Whole Stover, a third, Shredded Stover, and a fourth, Siloed 

 Stover. 



To these was added a fifth lot, which was fed equal parts 

 of shredded stover and clover hay. 



As in the former trials, no grain of any sort was given. 



The Timothy was harvested when the seed was in the 

 dough, cured in the ordinary manner, and stored in a stack 

 in the open field, as in previous trials, and was- of average 

 quality. 



The Stover, whole, shredded, and siloed, was prepared 

 in the same manner as described in the report of the second 

 trial. 



The Clover Hay was cut when about one-third of the 

 heads were brown, cured in the usual way, stored in a rick 

 in the field, and hauled in and fed as required. 



As in former trials, samples of the fresh substance and 

 of the refuse material were drawn regularly throughout the 

 experiment for the determination of moisture. 



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