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ment, an indication that peanut meal containing the hull is not as 

 palatable to cattle as cold-pressed cotton seed or cotton seed meal. 



The same amount of ground milo was fed io each lot and this was 

 gradually increased throughout the experiment as the calves grew larger 

 and became able to take more. jSTone of the calves were "off feed" at 

 any time, nor were any of them affected with the scours. 



A small quantity of black strap molasses was fed to all of the lots 

 as an appetizer for eleven days during the latter part of the experiment. 

 The average allowance was .59 pound per head daily. 



Good weather for feeding prevailed most of the time through the 

 winter and spring. The pens were well drained arid even during and 

 after heavy rains- did not become, very muddy. 



The average rations fed and the gains made during each period are 

 presented in the following table: 



TABLE 3. 



