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Feeds and Feeding. 



At the North. Carolina Station, i Emery, feeding steers on cot- 

 ton-seed meal and hulls, found the following in regard to water 

 and dry matter consumed by fattening steers: 



Dry matter eaten and tvater drank daily by fattening steers per 

 1,000 pounds live weight — North Carolina Station. 



Tied 



steers. 



Loose 

 steers. 



Dry matter consumed 



Water drank and in feed 



Total average consumption of dry food and water. 

 Pounds water to one pound dry food 



Lbs. 



21.3 



58.3 



79.6 



2.7 



Lbs. 



21.] 



53.9 



75.0 



2.6 



557. Variation in individual weight white fattening. — The stock- 

 man who will weigh a fattening steer daUy for a few weeks will 

 be surprised at the variation in the weights recorded. Even 

 thrifty steers that are steadUy fattening, so far as the feeder can 

 judge, will show surprising variations in weight from day to day, 

 and even from week to week. Much data could be given on this 

 point, but a few figures from one of Georgeson's experiments at 

 the Kansas Station ^ will suffice: 



Weeldy weight of steers during a feeding trial — Kansas Station. 



Date. 



Weight 

 of steer 

 No. 1. 



Gain 

 or 



Weight 

 of steer 

 No. 2. 



Gain 



or 



loss. 



Weight 

 of steer 

 No. 8. 



Gain 



or 



loss. 



Nov. 30 

 Dec. 7 

 Dec. 14 

 Dec. 21 

 Deo. 28 



May 2 



May 9 

 May 16 

 May 23 

 May 30 



Lbs. 



1,232 

 1,269 

 1,280 

 1,278 

 1,325 



Lbs. 



37 

 11 



-2 



47 



Lbs. 



1,190 

 1,205 

 1,213 

 1,226 

 1,250 



Lbs. 



15 



8 



13 



24 



Lbs. 



1,207 

 1,240 

 1,236 

 1,244 

 1,270 



Lbs. 



38 



-4 



8 



26 



1,545 

 1,565 

 1,597 

 1,598 

 1,G10 



20 



32 



1 



12 



1,583 

 1,603 

 1,620 

 1,643 

 1,606 



20 



17 



23 



-37 



1,567 

 1,593 

 1,619 

 1,626 

 1,593 



26 



26 



7 



-33 



These variations, which are not extraordinary, show how diffi- 

 cult it is to determine the true weight of a steer at any given 



' Bui. 93. 



2 Bui. 34. 



