Cattle Feeding Experiments. 



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At the close of the experiment, April 12, 1906, each steer 

 in Lot 1 was consuming an average of 22*4 pounds of grain 

 per day; Lot 2, 27 pounds; Lot 3, 25 pounds; Lot 4, 25 

 pounds ; Lot 5, 25 pounds ; and Lot 6, 25 pounds. The steers 

 in Lot 1, receiving corn and prairie hay, could not be induced 

 to eat more than 22*4 pounds each per day, while those in 

 the other lots would have taken 27 pounds, showing as in 

 three former experiments that such a combination is less 

 appetizing. 



It was intended to carry this experiment for a period of 

 twelve weeks, but the muddy condition of the yards, in which 

 satisfactory gains were no longer possible, made it necessary 

 to terminate the experiment at the end of eight weeks and 

 ship the cattle. The following table shows the record of the 

 steers by lot for that period : 



TABLE II. Averages per steer for the experimental period of eight weeks. 



