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Table XXXIV. Daily food consumption and growth of steers 

 during first fifteen months of the experiment, ^considered in five 

 periods. 



TABLE XXVI. 



FOODS EATEN AND GAINS OF LIVE WEIGHT.— ENTIRE EXPERIMENT. 



STEEK 1. 



Dates. 



Food Eaten. 



£3 



p o S 



?*2 



SsT 



Weight. 



=3 g 



2 3 



Oft 



1893, September 1—28 



September 28— October 26 . 

 October 26— November 30 . . 

 November 30— December 28 

 December 28— January 25 . 



1894, January 25— February 22 . . . 



February 22— March 29 



March 29— April 26 



April26— May 31 



May 31— June 28 



June 28— July 26 



July 26— September 6 



September 6— October 4 



October 4— November 1 



November 1— December 6.. 

 December 6— January 3 — 



1895, January 3— January 28 



Totals 



109 

 22S 

 196 

 136 

 56 

 70 

 56 

 148 

 280 

 280 

 420 

 280 

 280 

 350 

 280 

 245 



3,414 



*616 

 *214 



t300 

 f700 

 f875 

 f608 

 fS60 



31.5 



45.5 



81.5 



82 



98 

 111 

 140 

 112 

 140 

 112 

 112 

 193 

 140 

 144 

 •249 

 224 

 196 



279 

 327 

 363 

 397 



447 

 514 

 544 

 630 

 681 

 707 

 758 

 803 

 851 

 903 

 935 



4,173 



2,211 



279 



32 



363 



397 



447 



514 



544 



630 



681 



70 



758 



803 



851 



903 



935 



958 



36 

 22 

 48 

 36 

 34 

 50 

 67 

 30 

 86 

 51 

 26 

 51 

 45 

 48 

 52 

 32 

 23 

 737 



Field corn. 



t Southern corn silage. 



t Field corn silage. 



