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BULLETIIsr 954, V. S. DEPAKTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



The winter-grazed steers whicli had come through the winter in 

 the best condition made the least gain during the following summer, 

 as the averages in Table 4 show. 



Fig. 5. — One of the winter-grazed steers (Lot 4) at the end of the summer period. 

 Table 4. — Total and daily gains during three summers. 



Lot 

 No. 



Winter ration. 



Season. 



Steers 

 in lot. 



Average 

 initial 

 weight 



per steer. 



Average 



final 



weight 



per steer. 



Total 

 average 

 gain per 



steer. 



Average 

 daily 



gala per 

 steer. 



1 



Mixed hay 



1916-17 

 1917-18 

 1918-19 



28 

 25 

 25 



Pounds. 

 759 

 728 

 704 



Pounds. 

 1,071 

 1,077 

 1,056 



Pounds. 

 312 

 349 

 353 



Pounds. 

 2.23 







2.49 

 2.52 







731 



1,068 



337 



2.41 







1916-17 

 1917-18 

 1918-19 







2 



25 

 25 

 25 



721 

 744 

 718 



1,071 

 1,060 

 1,060 



350 

 316 

 342 



2.50 







2.26 

 2.44 







728 



1,064 



336 



2.40 







1916-17 



1917-18 



, 1918-19 







3 



25 

 30 

 30 



711 

 683 

 681 



1,023 

 1,036 

 1,031 



312 

 353 

 3.50 



2.23 







2.52 

 2. .50 







691 



1,031 



340 



2.43 







1916-17 

 1917-18 

 1918-19 







4 



17 

 40 

 25 



763 

 728 

 702 



1,097 

 1,041 

 1,067 



334 

 314 

 365 



2.39 







2.24 

 . 2.61 







727 



1,060 



333 



2.38 







101,8-19 







5 



20 



693 



1,040 



347 



2.48 









LOSSES AND GAINS, WINTER AND SUMMER. 



The average winter losses and the average total gains for winter 

 and summer are given in Table 5. 



