BULLETIN 1042, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUEE. 

 Table 5. — Total and daily gains during three winters. 



Lot 

 No. 



Ration. 



Season. 



Number 



of 

 calves. 



Days 



on 

 feed. 



Average 

 initial 

 weight 



per calf. 



Average 

 weight 

 per calf 



at end of 

 winter. 



Total 



gain per 



calf. 



Daily 



gain per 



calf. 



1 



Corn silage, rye hay, and 

 cottonseed meal 



[1916-17 

 n917-18 

 [1918-19 



10 

 10 



10 



Days. 

 133 

 134 

 135 



Pounds. 

 426 

 344 

 383 



Pounds. 

 482 

 386 

 449 



Pounds. 

 56 

 42 

 66 



Pounds. 

 0.42 

 .31 

 .49 









10 



134 



384 



439 



55 



.41 





Corn silage and clover hay . . 

 Average.. 



(1916-17 

 ■^1917-18 

 11918-19 





2 



10 

 10 

 10 



133 

 134 

 135 



429 

 342 

 383 



470 

 386 

 438 



41 



44 

 55 



.31 

 .33 

 .41 





10 



134 



385 



431 



46 



.34 





Mixed hay and grain 



(1916-17 

 ■^1917-18 

 [1918-19 





3 



10 

 10 

 10 



133 

 134 

 135 



429 

 340 

 384 



502 

 442 

 502 



73 

 102 

 118 



.55 

 .76 



.87 







10 



134 



384 



482 



98 



.73 











Table 5 shows that the gains for each of the three winters are quite 

 uniform in the case of each ration. 



GAINS DURING SUMMER. 



Table 6 shows the weights at the beginning of the grazing period, 

 the weights at the end of the grazing period, and the total and aver- 

 age gains per calf for the summer period. 



Table 6. — Total and daily gains during three shimmers on pasture. 



Lot 



No. 



Previous winter ration. 



Season. 



Number 

 of calves. 



Days on 

 pasture. 



Average 

 weight 

 per calf 



at begin- 

 ning of 

 grazing 

 period. 



Average 



final 



weight 



per calf. 



Total 



gain per 



calf. 



Dally 



gain per 



calf. 



1 



Corn silage, rye hay, and 

 cottonseed meal 



(1916-17 

 n917-18 

 [1918-19 



10 

 10 



Days. 

 168 

 168 



Pounds. 

 482 

 386 

 449 



Pounds. 

 667 

 590 



Pounds. 

 185 

 204 



Pounds. 

 1.10 

 1.21 





Average 















10 168 



439 



632 193 



1.15 





Corn silage and clover hay. . 







2 



(1916-17 

 n917-18 

 [1918-19 



10 1 168 

 10 1 168 

 10 ! 168 



470 

 386 

 438 



687 ': 217 

 580 ! 194 

 602 i 164 



1.29 

 1.16 

 .98 







10 



168 



431 



623 192 



1.14 





Mixed hay and grain 



Average. . : 







3 



1916-17 

 h917-18 

 (1918-19 



10 

 10 

 10 



168 

 168 

 168 



502 

 442 

 502 



695 1 193 

 623 181 

 674 1 172 



1.15 

 l.OS 

 1.02 







10 



168 



482 



664 182 



1.08 















GAINS FOR WINTER AND SUMMER. 



The gains in weight for both winter and summer are summarized 

 in Table 7, with averages for the three years. 



