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IN SUMMER. 



While it is believed that these average gains are high un- 

 less the cattle are well shrunk before the feeding begins, at 

 the same time the relative gain between summer and winter 

 feeding is significant. 



ONE OF THE EIGHT EXPEBIMENTAL FEEDING PASTUBES 

 AT THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. HERE ABE IDEAL 

 CONDITIONS FOB MAKING STRICTLY FANCY CATTLE. 



EXPERIMENTS IN SUMMER VS. WINTER FEEDING. 



This Station has conducted a number of feeding experi- 

 ments in summer and in winter, under circumstances that make 

 the results fairly comparable, and a summary of the outcome of 

 these experiments will be interesting in this connection. Be- 

 low is given, a summary of three years results in summer 

 feeding with two year old steers, and of five years of winter 

 feeding with cattle of similar age, the rations being in both 



