AGEICULTUKAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



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I 



LATE CUT HAY. 



Period 1. — Dec. lih to Jan. 3d, 28 days. 





Total hay 

 eaten* 



Total 



digestible 



matter eaten 



in hay 



Digestible 



matter eaten 



daily in hay 



by each 



steer 



Total 

 gain 



of 

 each 

 steer 



Daily 



gain of 



each 



steer 



Steer 1 



Steer 2 



lb.". 

 266.5 

 266.5 

 262. 

 266.0 

 266.5 

 266.5 



lbs. 

 131.3 

 13,1 . 3 

 129.2 

 131.3 

 131.3 

 131.3 



'lbs. 

 4.7 

 4.7 

 4.3 



4.7 

 4.7 

 4.7 



lbs. 

 48 

 37 

 37 

 33 

 57 

 35 



247 



lbs. 

 1.71 

 1.32 



Steer 3 



1.32 



Steer 4 



1.18 



Steer ^ 



2.03 



Steer 6 



1 25 







Totals, 



1594.5 



785.7 







* The amount of grain fed being the same during both periods, and the only 

 varintiou in the ration being in the kind of hay, it is not necessary to take the 

 grain into account in discussing the outcome of the experiment. 



EARLY CUT HAY. 



Period 2.— Jan. 4th to Feb. I3th. 41 days. 





Total hay 

 eaten 



Total 



digestible 



matter eaten 



in hay 



Digestible 



matter eaten 



daily in hay 



by each 



steer 



Total 



gain 



of 



each 

 steer 



Daily 



gain of 



each 



steer 



Steer 1 



lbs. 

 410. 

 395. 

 385. 

 410. 

 410. 

 410. 



lbs. 

 206.2 

 198.7 

 193.6 

 206.2 

 206-2 

 206.2 



lbs. 

 5.0 

 4.8 

 4.7 

 5.0 

 5.0 

 5.0 



lbs. 

 66 

 57 

 67 

 62 

 53 

 63 



lbs. 

 1.61 



Steer 2 



1.39 



Steer 3-. .•■«••••. 



1.63 



Steer 4 



1.51 



Steer 5 



1.29 



Steer 6 



1.54 







Totals, 



2420. 



1217.1 





368 





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Period 1, 



28 days, Late-cut hay 



1594.5 



785.7 



247 



1.47 



6.45 



3.18 



Period 2, 



41 days, Early-cut hay 



2420. 



1217.1 



368 



1.49 



6.58 



3.30 



