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pigs were made to iollow the same lot of steers. It should be remember- 

 ed Lhat these steers were calves and that they were not on full feed. 

 More- pigs could be run with older cattle on full feed to advantage. 



WEIGHT OF STEERS AT THE BEGINNING AND END OF THE EX- 

 PERIMENT AND TOTAL NUMBER OF POUNDS OF BEEF PRODUCED. 



Lot 1— Silage fed- 

 Total weight of 25 steers February 5. 1902 1260G.66 lbs 



Total weight of 25 steers May 5., 1902 16300.00 lbs 



Total gain of 25 steers in 88 days 3693.34 lbs 



Average weight of the steers at beginning of experiment .... 504.24 lbs 



weight of the steers at end of experiment 652.00 lbs 



Average total gain per steer in 88 days 147:76 lbs 



Average daily gain per steer 1.68 lbs 



Lot 2— Shock corn fed— 



Tot: of 25 steers Fehrna ry 5, 1302 12296.66 lbs 



Total weight of 25 steers May 5,19 02 15430.00 lbs 



Total gain of 25 steers in 88 days 3133.34 lbs 



Aviv.;: weight of the steers! alt beginning of experiment.. 491.86 lbs 



Average weight of the steers at end of experiment 617.2 lbs 



i ag; total gain per steer in 88 days 125.34 lbs 



Average daily gain per steer 1.42 lbs 



The steers in Lot 1 (with silage as a part of their ration) made uni- 

 formly satisfactory gains from the start. Except during two weeks each 

 in this lot made an average daily gain of one pound or more. The 

 average daily gain per steer for the whole period of 88 days was 1.68 

 pounds. The highest average daily gain for a period of a week was made 

 during the week ending April, 14/th, when the steers gained 2.74 pounds 

 per day per animal. The lowest average daily gain per steer was made 

 during the week ending March 17th, when the gain was .85 of a pound. 

 The total number of pounds of beef produced during the 88 days of the 

 experiment was 3693.34. 



The steers in the shock corn lot, or Lot 2, were much more variable 

 in their gains and the average daily gain was not so great. To indicate 

 the wide range in the average daily gain of the steers in this lot may be 



