460 MANUAL OF CATTLE-I^EEDING. 



Period III.*— 39 Days (Age: 133-153 Days). 





Feb Day and Head. 



Niitr. 



ratio. 



1: 



To puoDucE A Gain of 100 Tounds. 



Lot. 



Average 

 live- 



we-'ght. 

 Lbb. 



Gain. 

 Lb. 



Dry 

 inattcT 



of 

 fodder. 



Lbs. 



Dry 



matter. 



Lbs. 



Protein. 



Lbs. 



Carbhy- 



drates. 



Lbs. 



Pat. 

 Lbs. 



I... 

 11.. 

 III. 



110.9 



108.1 



90.0 



1.31 

 0.97 

 0.85 



4.44 

 3.79 

 3.41 



4.18 

 6.35 



7.80 



874.55 

 431.31 

 439.01 



69.63' 



56.33 



44.55 



257,40 



333.09 



357.17 



13.64 

 10.33 



7.48 



Period IV.— 35 Days (Age : 153-177 Days). 



I... 



143.6 



1.13 



4,05 



3.94 



465.19 



90.97 



333.39 



14.08 



11.. 



136.7 



1.10 



4.86 



6.13 



435.71 



58.74 



337.59 



8.91 



III.. 



113-0 



0,77 



3,11 



9.09 



445.38 



43.34 



368.38 



6.37 



Period V.— 45 Days (Age : 177-233 Dnys). 



I... 



190.6 



1,41 



5.33 



3.64 



416.34 



85.91 



383.36 



13.87 



n.. 



189.3 



1 71 



5.40 



5.78 



347.37 



49.38 



364.66 



8 36 



in.. 



156.5 



1.54 



5-07 



7.04 



363.34 



43.45 



386.33 



7.93 



Period VI. —66 Days (Age: 347-313 Days). 



I.,. 



387.1 



1.14 



6.03 



4.05 



583.45 



110.99 



408.33 



16,39 



11.. 



393.9 



1.56 



5.98 



6.36 



431,19 



54.89 



338.90 



8.03 



III.. 



341.3 



1.07 



4.85 



8.70 



498.52 



49.17 



409.97 



8.14 



An inspection of the table sliows that up to Period IV. 

 the fodder having tlie narrowest nutritive ratio produced 



* The results of Period II., of 43 days, are omitted because sickness 

 among the animals rendered them of doubtful value. 



