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stockman a more or less definite idea of the cost of summer gains 

 under his conditions. The pasture season is considered as six 

 months. The interest on the investment and insurance against 

 loss are not counted in this calculation. 



TABLE 37. Record of six lots of steers fed different forage 

 rations during the winter and run together in a canyon pas- 

 ture during the summer. There were 976 days in the experi- 

 ment. 



December 3, 1907, to August 5, 1910. 



