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The same thing is noticed in the results of the experiment car- 

 ried on during the winter of 1907-1908, as was noticed in the results 

 of the experiment of the previous year, i. e., that the gain is pro- 

 portional to the amount of grain fed. This was probably due to 

 the hay, which was very poorly cured a large per cent of it being 

 refused. On this account no' record was made of the hay fed to the 

 different individual lots. Increasing the grain from 3 to 10 pounds 

 (333%) P er steer per day increased the gain only 81 per cent. 



The steers at the close of the ^experiments for the past two 

 years were not fat, but only in a good thriving condition, probably 

 two-thirds fat. The lot fed during the winter of 1906-1907 were 

 sold and shipped to Chicago, and from there it is reported they went 

 \o a feed lot in Illinois, where they were fed sixty days longer. 



SUMMARY OF FIVE YEARS FEEDING TESTS. 



The following is a summary of the different years. It should 

 be remembered that clover was the only kind of hay fed. The 

 grain was as follows : 



1900-1901 Barley meal. 



1901-1902 Barley meal. 



1904-1905 Barley, y 2 ; oats, % ; bran, J4. 



1906-1907 Barley, 1-3; oats, 1-3; wheat, 1-3. 



1907-1908 Bran, y 2 ; frosted barley, 5/4 ; and frosted wheat, %. 



