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BULLETIN 110, U. S. DEPARTMENT OE AGRICULTURE. 
Tajble 9. — Results of winter feeding of steers on subsequent gains in summer fattening. 
1. STEERS 'WINTERED ON RANGE ALONE. 
Num- 
ber of 
steers 
in 
group. 
Aver- 
age 
weight 
of steers 
in fall. 
Winter gains. 1 
Summer gains. 
Combined 
winter and sum- 
mer gains. 
Group and summer ration (average 
for 3 years 1908, 1909, and 1910). 
Aver- Aver- 
age age 
total daily 
gain per gain per 
steer, steer. 
Aver- Aver- 
age age 
total daily 
gain per gain per 
steer, steer. 
Aver- 
age 
total 
gain per 
steer. 
Aver- 
age 
daily 
gain per 
steer. 
Group A. Pasture alone 
17 
25 
8 
6 
12 
4 
Lbs. 
662 
692 
723 
709 
715 
592 
Lbs. 
- 92 
-104 
- 99 
-117 
-102 
- 93 
Lbs. 
-1.02 
-1.14 
-1.18 
-1.19 
-1.08 
- .94 
Lbs. 
225 
282 
196 
351 
267 
267 
Lbs. 
1.79 
2.21 
1.74 
2.28 
2.31 
2.26 
Lbs. 
133 
178 
97 
234 
165 
174 
Lbs. 
0.62 
Group B. Pasture and cottonseed cake 
(medium ration) 
.82 
Group C. Pasture and cold-pressed 
cake 
.49 
Group E. Pasture and cotton seed 
Group F. Pasture and cottonseed cake 
(heavy ration) 
.93 
.79 
Group G. Pasture, cottonseed cake, 
and alfalfa hay 
.81 
Average for all groups 
688 
-101 
-1.10 
261 
2.09 
160 
.74 
2. STEERS WINTERED ON RANGE AND COTTONSEED MEAL AND HULLS. 
Group A. Pasture alone 
18 
21 
10 
3 
13 
3 
723 
681 
689 
675 
729 
571 
- 14 
- 8 
- 1 
30 
60 
39 
-0.16 
- .09 
- .01 
.23 
.63 
.43 
194 
244 
215 
263 
208 
224 
1.53 
1.89 
1.92 
1.71 
1.71 
1.90 
180 
236 
214 
293 
268 
263 
0.83 
Group B. Pasture and cottonseed cake 
(medium ration) 
Group C. Pasture and cold-pressed 
1.07 
1.09 
Group E . Pasture and cotton seed 
Group F. Pasture and cottonseed cake 
(heavy ration) 
1.17 
1.24 
Group G. Pasture, cottonseed cake, 
1.26 
Average for all groups 
698 
8 
.088 
220 
1.76 
228 
1.06 
3. STEERS WINTERED ON RANGE AND COWPEA HAY. 
9 
8 
7 
767 
678 
722 
- 21 
- 10 
6 
—0.25 
- .12 
.07 
170 
248 
212 
1.52 
2.22 
1.89 
149 
238 
218 
0.76 
Group B. Pasture and cottonseed cake 
Group C. Pasture and cold-pressed 
cake 
1.22 
1.11 
Average for all groups 
724 
-9.6 
- .11 
208 
1.86 
199 
1.01 
4. STEERS WINTERED ON RANGE AND DAMAGED HAY. 2 
Group A. Pasture alone 
Group B. Pasture and cottonseed cake 
Group E. Pasture and cotton seed . . . 
Group F. Pasture and cottonseed cake 
11 
12 
3 
17 
648 
643 
731 
729 
- 66 
- 51 
- 52 
- 63 
-0.70 
- .54 
- .53 
- .67 
218 
244 
341 
228 
1.59 
1.76 
2.22 
2.00 
152 
193 
289 
165 
0.65 
.82 
1.15 
.79 
Average for all groups 
680 
- 64 
- .67 
236 
1.83 
172 
.77 
5. STEERS WINTERED ON RANGE AND COTTON SEED. 
Group A. "Pasture alone 
5 
9 
3 
8 
657 
671 
717 
772 
- 44 
- 47 
- 46 
- 25 
-0.45 
- .48 
- .47 
- .26 
284 
301 
270 
280 
1.84 
1.95 
1.76 
2.00 
240 
253 
224 
255 
0.95 
Group B. Pasture and cottonseed cake 
Group E. Pasture and cotton seed . . . 
Group F. Pasture and cottonseed cake 
1.01 
.89 
1.07 
Average for all groups 
706 
- 40 
- .40 
287 
1.93 
248 
1.00 
i A minus sign (— ) indicates loss. 
2 The figures used for group 4 are for the whole period of 
period reported in Bureau of Animal Industry Bulletin 131. 
days of the year 1909 instead of the 70-day 
