AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



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TABLE XXXIV. 



DAILY FOOD CONSUMPTION AND GROWTH OF STEERS DURING FIRST FIFTEEN MONTHS 

 OF THE EXPERIMENT, CONSIDERED IN FIVE PERIODS. 





Dry Matter 

 Consumed Daily. 



Digestible 



Matter Consumed 



Daily. 







1 . 



o 2 

 r ° 



1 



-n 



■°— a 



03 >iO 

 3,=! P, 



is 



-- a 

 =3 o 

 fen ft 



$ 2 



O O 



H ft 



1 . 



a to 



o 2 



S- o 



ft ft 



1 



TO 



Sfl ft 



03 



*= a 



cS O 



fe ft 



■13 



* 2 

 o o 

 Hft 



IS. 



be 03 M 



ft->c 



£> o 

 QS ft 



Period 1. 91 days. 





















September 1 to November 30, 1893. 





















More protein in ration j steer \ ' ' 



.81 

 .98 



5.15 

 6.61 



.25 

 .30 



6.21 

 7.90 



.53 

 .63 



3.46 

 4.45 



.18 

 .22 



4.17 

 5.30 



1.16 

 1.16 



Less protein in ration steer 4 



.75 

 .73 



5.92 



5.82 



.25 

 .25 



6.93 

 6.80 



.45 

 .44 



4.08 

 4.00 



.18 

 .18 



4.72 

 4.62 



.83 

 • 73 



Period 2. 84 days. 





















December 1 to February '22, 1894. 





















i stppr 1 

 More protein in ration ! steer 2 ! 



1.30 

 1.36 



6.84 

 7.55 



.36 

 .40 



8.59 

 9.31 



.S7 

 .91 



4.50 

 4.91 



.27 

 '.'60 



5.64 

 6.11 



1.43 

 1.33 



Less protein in ration j steer 4 ' ' 



.93 

 .93 



7.22 

 7.22 



.34 

 .34 



8.49 

 8.49 



.55 

 .55 



4.95 

 4.95 



.24 

 .24 



5.74 

 5.74 



1.10 

 .99 



Period 3. 98 days. 





















February 23 to May 31, 1894. 





















( Steer 1 

 More protein in ration ' steer 2° 



1.71 

 1.81 



7.65 



8.59 



.40 

 .43 



9.76 

 10.81 



1.19 

 1.25 



5.35 

 5.91 



.31 

 .33 



6.85 

 7.49 



1.87 

 1.90 



Less protein in ration steer 4 ' ' 



1.23 

 1.23 



8.37 



8.37 



.38 

 .38 



9.9S 

 9.98 



.77 



6.20 

 6.20 



.30 

 .30 



7.27 

 7.27 



1.71 

 1.63 



Period 4. 98 days. 





















June 1 to September 6, 1894. 





















( steer 1 

 More protein in ration ! steer 2*" 



1.77 



1.84 



9.66 

 10.40 



.45 



.48 



11.88 

 12.72 



1.21 

 1.24 



6.06 

 6.50 



.30 

 .32 



7.57 

 8.06 



1.31 

 1.13 



Less protein in ration j steer 4 



1.20 



1.20 



10.30 

 10.30 



.43 

 .43 



11.93 

 11.93 



.71 

 .71 



6.78 

 6.78 



.28 

 .28 



7.77 

 7.77 



1.31 

 1.00 



Period 5. 91 days. 





















September 7 to December 6, 1894. 





















More protein in ration \ steer 2 



2.18 

 2.24 



10.59 

 11.33 



.53 

 .56 



13.30 

 14.13 



1.53 

 1.57 



6.76 

 7.19 



.37 

 .39 



8.66 

 9.14 



1.62 

 1.10 



Less protein in ration \ |teer 4 



1.3S 

 1.38 



11.31 

 11.31 



.55 

 .55 



13.24 

 13.24 



.85 



.85 



7.62 

 7.62 



.38 

 .38 



8.85 

 8.85 



1.25 

 1.00 



