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the most and returned the least total results for the year 

 are represented by the cow Dido on the left-hand side, while 

 the cow on the right represents the group that gave the 

 largest return. This was a year's record, when we had lo 

 make some estimate on account of the cows being out in the 

 pasture part of the time. 



We concluded to try the experiment for a period when 

 we could know exactly the amount of food that each cow 

 took, commencing in the fall and closing in the spring, and at 

 the close of this second experiment, we found the same re- 

 sults, the same variation. This time we divided the cows 

 into four groups. 





v"^ ^ 











IHDO. 



Group I. -Beef Type, Bloc 



ky and Plump. 







cow. 



Weight. 



Breed. 



... 



Lbs. dry mntter 

 per d;iy per l.OOO 

 lbs. live wei^lit. 



II 



lis 



CD u-~ 



• V ~ 



■ '^ -L 



■it 



Jo 



?•- 



: 9' 

 '. o 



Fancy 



1256 

 12^5 

 1219 



Polled Angus 

 Short born 

 Shorthorn 



15.41 

 14 fit 

 10. P6 



32.47 

 32.36 



28.94 



3.08 

 H.OO 

 3.45 



Cents. 



18.1 



Dido: 



Sully 





18.2 

 16.4 



Average.' 



12-10 





Ki.OO 1 



31.25 



3.20 



17.5 



