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MAIXE STATE COLLEGE 



TABLE XXXIII. 



DRY AND DIGESTIBLE MATTER EATEN BY THE FOUR STEERS, DURING THE FIRST 

 FIFTEEN MONTHS OF THE EXPERIMENT, CONSIDERED IN FJYE PERIODS, WITH 

 RELATION OF FOOD TO GAIN. 



Dry Matter Con- 

 sumed in Entire 

 Periods. 



13 



-=<=. &z* 



Digestible Matter 



Consumed in 



Entire Periods. 





Period 1. 91 davs— Sept. 

 1 to Nov. 30, 1893. 



Steer 1 



Steer -2 



Steer3. 



Steer 4 



Period 2. 84 days— Dec. 

 1 to Feb. 22. 1894. 



Steerl 



Steer 2 



Steer 3 



Steer 4 



Period 3. 98 days— Feb. 

 23 to May 31, 1894. 



Steerl 



Steer 2 



Steer 3 



Steer 4 



Period 4. 98 davs— June 

 1 to Sept. 6, 1894. 



Steerl 



Steer 2 



Steer 3 



Steer 4 , 



Period 5. 91 davs- 

 7 to Dec. 6, 1S94. 



-Sept. 



Steerl.. 

 Steer 2. 

 Steer3.. 

 Steer 4.. 



73.4 



89.5 

 6S.5 

 66.8 



109.1 

 114.5 

 78.3 

 7S.3 



167.6 

 117.0 

 120.7 

 120.7 



174.1 

 180.7 

 117.0 

 117.0 



469.0 

 601.5 

 538.92 

 528.7 



23.0 

 27.6 

 23.4 

 22.8 



574.9 31.2 



634.2 33.5 



606.2 29.0 



606.2 29.0 



749.8 

 840.5 

 820.2 

 820.2 



38.6 



42.1 

 37.1 

 37.1 



565.4 

 71S.6 

 630.8 

 618.3 



715.2 



782.2 

 713.5 

 713.5 



956.0 

 1059.6 

 978.0 

 978.0 



4S.3 

 57.4 

 41.4 

 40.3 



314.6 16.7 379.6 



405.0 19.9 482.3 



371.4 16.5 429.3 



363.2 17.1 420.6 



73.5 377.9 22.9 474.3 

 76.2 412.8 24.3 513.3 

 46.5! 415.7 20.7 482.9 

 46.5 415.7 20. 7i 482.9 



117.4 

 122.4 

 76.1 

 76.1 



524.2 30.1 

 579.8132.2 

 607.7J29.5 

 607.7 29.5 



19S.3 963.8 48.5 

 204.5 1030.8 51.1 

 126.3:1029.1 50.6 

 126. 3 J1029. 150.6 



1210.6 

 1286.4 

 1206.0 



1206.0 



139.6 



142.6 



77.4 



77.4 



615.2 33.8 

 654.5 35.3 

 693.7 34.9 

 693.7 34.9 



671.7 

 724.4 

 713.3 

 713.3 



946.6 44.81165.5 ! 118.7! 594.5 30.1 743.3 



1018 . 4 '47 . 6 1246 .7 121.9 636 . 8 31 . 7 790 . 4 



1009.9 42.2 1169.1 69.5 665.127.5 762.1 



1009.9 42.2 1169.1 69.5 665.127.5 762.1 



7S8.6 

 832.4 

 806.0 

 806.0 



106 

 106 



76 

 67 



183 

 186 

 168 

 160 



138 

 113 



129 



97 



145 



98 

 112 

 90 



3.58 

 4.55 

 5.65 



120 



3.95 



112 



4.58 



92 



5.25 



83 



5.82 



3.67 

 3.94 

 4.25 

 4.46 



5.80 

 7.11 

 5.90 



7.85 



5.44 

 S.50 

 7.20 



8.96 



