AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



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HAT AND FIELD CORN ENSILAGE. THREE POUNDS GRAIN DAILY. 



Feb. 24th to March 27th, 32 days. 









Total diges- 



Digestible 









Hav 



Ensilage 



tible matter 



matter eaten 



Total 



Daily- 





eaten 



eaten 



eaten in hay 

 and ensilage 



daily in hay 

 and ensilage 



Gain 



Gain 





lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



Steer 1 



260. 



634. 



203.8 



6.37 



79 



2.47 



Steer 2 



250. 



581. 



192.7 



6.02 



55 



1.72 



Steer 3 



250. 



611. 



196.1 



6.13 



64 



2.00 



Steer 4 



255. 



619. 



199.6 



6.24 



58 



1.81 



Steer 5 



250. 



584. 



193.0 



6.03 



61 



1.90 



Steer 6 



250. 



513. 



185.0 



5-78 



56 

 373 



1.75 



Totals, 



1515. 



3542. 



1170.2 







HAY AND SOUTHERN CORN ENSILAGE. FOUR POUNDS GRAIN DAILY. 



April 29th to May 29th, 31 days 









Total diges- 



Digestible 









Hay 



Em silage 



tible matter 



matter eaten 



Total 



Daily 





eaten 



eaten 



eaten in hay 



daily in hay 



Gain 



Gain 









and ensilage 



and ensilage 









lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



Steer 1 



290. 



620. 



223. 



7.19 



54 



1.74 



Steer 2 



265. 



620. 



210.3 



6.78 



56 



1.81 



Steer 3 



250. 



620. 



• 202.8 



6.54 



64 



2.06 



Steer 4 



270. 



620. 



212.9 



6.87 



65 



2.09 



Steer 5 



270. 



620. 



212.9 



6.87 



55 



1.77 



Steer 6 



265. 



620. 



210.3 



6.78 



60 



1.93 



Totals, 



1610. 



3720. 



1272.2 





354 





HAY. FOUR POUNDS GRAIN DAILY 



May 30th to June 27th, 29 days. 



Steer 1 



Steer 2 



Steer 3 



Steer 4 



Steer b- ... 

 Steer 6 



Totals. 



Hay eaten 



lbs. 

 410. 

 390. 

 380. 

 395. 

 390. 

 390. 



2355. 



'lotal 



digestible 



matter eaten 



in hav 



lbs. 



207.4 



197.3 



192.3 



199.9 



197.3 



197.3 



1191.5 



Digestible 

 matter eaten 

 daily in hay 



Total 

 Gain 



lbs. 

 49 

 56 

 40 

 70 

 50 

 40 



305 



Daily 

 Gain 



.38 

 .48 

 .72 

 .38 



2-F 



