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Table II. — Correlation of average daily gain of steers during a 

 feeding 'period of 120 to 140 days, and the weight at the begin- 

 n ing of a feeding period. 



Correlating 



Correlation 

 coefficient 



Correlating 



Correlation 

 coefficient 



Gain whith initial live weight 



Gain with increase in circum- 

 ference erf chest 



Gain with initial width of rear 

 flank 



Gain withinitial circumference 

 of rear flank 



Gain with initial height of 

 point of shoulder 



Gain with .initial height of 

 rear flarlk, 



Gain with initial length of hip 

 to buttock 



Gain with initial width of loin 



Gain with initial circumfer- 

 ence of chest 



Gain withinitialdepth of chest 



Gain with initial width of fore- 

 flank 



Gain with initial distance of 

 chest to ground 



Gain with initial width of 

 thurls 



.036 ± 

 .460 ± 

 .079 ± 



.221 ± 

 .06! T 



•053 ± 



.271 ± 

 .108 ± 



•23* ± 

 •'3° ± 



.164 ± 



.077 ± 



.224 ~ 



O.O36 

 .044 

 .083 



•053 

 .056 



•055 



•053 

 .085 



053 

 .046 



•°54 

 .056 

 .054 



Gainwilh initial length of head 



Gain with initial length from 

 point of shoulder to buttock 



Gain with increase in circum- 

 ference of paunch . . . 



Gain with initial heigth of wi- 

 thers 



Gain with initial width of 

 shoulders 



Gain withiuitialcircumierence 

 of paunch 



Gain with increase in circum- 

 ference of rear flank . . . 



Width of thurls with height of 

 rear flank 



Circumference of chest with 

 height of withers ' 



Width of loin with height of 

 chest from ground . . . .. 



Width of chest with depth of 

 chest 



0.182 ± 

 .020 ±; 

 .306 ± 

 •X&3± 

 •M4 ± 

 .124 ± 

 .203 ± 

 .380 ± 

 .621 ± 

 •179 ± 

 •365 ± 



0.037 



.056 



036 



•051 



•055 



■055 



•055 

 .049 



•034 

 •°57 

 .072 



The results shown in Table III are based on data collected 

 on steers during the two winter periods of 1914-15 and 1915-16. 

 All measurements considered in this table are initial measure- 

 ments except those that show increases of dimensions at the 

 close of the fattening period as compared with the initial 

 measurements. The coefficient of variation is shown to be 

 greatest on increases in circumference of hind flank, paunch, 

 and chest, and the increase in gains in live weight. 



These measurements all relate to increased dimensions and 

 occur in those parts of the body that show relatively high per- 

 centage increase over initial body measurements (Table I). 



