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one-half pounds of hay to produce 100 pounds of tea. The cost 

 of producing 100 pounds of tea was as follows : 



Coal $0,038 



Hay 025 



Labor 045 



Total $0,108 



In the cost both the coal and the hay were figured at four 

 dollars per ton. The coal consumed per 100 pounds of tea was 

 19.1 pounds. We found the tea could be kept about forty-eight 

 hours, and in cool weather this time could be increased twelve 

 or twenty-four hours. The result of the gain and the feed con- 

 sumed are shown in table XIV. 



Table XIV.— Results in feeding hay tea. 









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tea lot. 10 133 19,705 947.0 2015 408.0 36 3406.0 . . . 1780 1780 



Alfalfa-hay- 



tea lot. 10 128 7668.5 759.5 315.5 772 249.6 .. 1337.1 634 ... . 634 



Average gains. Feed consumed per 100 pounds gain. 



Daily per Mixed- Alfalfa Skim- Rough- 



Per head. head, hay tea. tea. milk. Grain, ness. 



Mixed-hay-tea lot ..114.7 0.862 1,717. 



296.94 155.18 



Alfalfa-hay-tea lot . 46.7 0.364 1,642.07 162.63 286.31 135.76 



It will be noticed that these calves gained very poorly, and 

 those on alfalfa-hay tea made poorer gains than those on mixed 

 hay. The alfalfa seemed to be so loosening that it was almost 



