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INVESTIGATION IN ANIMAL NUTRITION 



Table VII is a record of the dates when the calves attained a given 

 weight, the feed consumed in making the gain, the gain made and feed 

 consumed the first year and during the second year, and the total gain 

 and feed consumed during the two years. 



TABLE VII 



FEED CONSUMED AND ACTUAL GAIN MADE DURING THE VARIOUS STAGES 

 OF GROWTH GROUP VI 



From calf to 12 months 



500 | 1,597 | 1,003.8 | 1,081.6 \ 1,804.1 490.1 



Total.. . 



500 | 1,597 I 4,150.1 | 3,490.5 | 5,311.7 | 1,019.7 



For reasons stated, the record of Group VI begins with a few calves 

 with an average weight of 116 pounds and after having consumed 138 

 pounds of milk. The majority of the calves arrived after the first of 

 June and since it was not known how they were fed before shipment, 

 the usual amount of whole and skim milk was fed. The feed consumed 

 by the time they weighed approximately 200 pounds was the same as 

 the other groups had. They reached a weight of 600 pounds about 

 the time the preceding two groups did. They used 138 pounds less 

 grain and 52 pounds more roughage during the first year than did 

 Group V. The grain consumed during the second year was 3,146 

 pounds, being 262 pounds less than Group V had. The roughage con- 

 sumed was 4,162 pounds, counting three pounds of corn silage equal 

 to one pound of hay. The grain consumed during the two years was 

 4,150 pounds, being 388 pounds less than was taken by Group V. On 

 account of a shortage in feed and a lack of available funds, the group 

 was sold before it reached the weight of 1,200 pounds. 



As will be seen by Table VIII, the grains were fed in equal parts 

 up to the last three periods in the second year, when barley was in- 

 cluded in the grain mixture. This was done because barley had 

 dropped in price to a point where it could be fed to advantage. Corn 

 was also increased and oil meal reduced. 



