186 REPORT OF THE CHEMIST OF THE 





JERSEYS. 
oo 
Per 1,000 
April.| May. | June. | July. |August.| Sept. | lbs. live 
weight. 
Water drunk ........... Uda oe ENS eo ts Coed cen Reena 1134.4 1217.3 | 2070.0 
VEAL O00 Ube, cats Shh 2 boas Bane aoa kee eee a ee Cae 775.1 545.2 | 1162.1 
Dry Mattar OAEAD 6.665, Uheca soo ea picoee ie ea bP, eatcee 352.9 315.3 588.2 
PBL Fok: CS DOLE Rua « Jae oleh ee MUAY Beare Sao at oe ot kn tae Oe eae 22.86 17.02 35.1 
Albuminoids............ a baie WPA rads esp SOT La ice RSS Oe ume 61.34 44.05 92.76 
Orute fiber 5.3. lei. 5s ates Oe teht actors SeAvnath Cine ch eae RS ee 85.50 71.47 | 138.22 
NELPOR GMA-19G6 OXUTACES S| ce Aaa tee A alee nada ee 166.01 168.88 | 294.78 . 
dE A ns A a = a ea Fr eke AR IGS reek LOR ete elaine aes | 17.15 13.89 27.32 
Invert sugar ............ Peo tt ies PCE AS lhe ee ee ere 8.42 14,2994 CS Ae. 
MBCPOSG SER. cece recast Sec LAR it eMiery AO eae ot 13.98 os Wy Ae SS eae at 
oto tel ERE ceca am aM SPR RUD yt Ui vee nieat SY fc of MOR Dn 91.30 97.491" cose 
MGEVOAVOIDTES oie rhea te ce hbk ec eae a ieee 509.0 551.0 686.0. jesee ee 
AVOrage. MONTRLY PRIN sos sok ee aoe cee eo ee 42.0 35:0: See eeoaee 
Dry matter for each 
DOUNAINGPOABO: ca wee alee eee le ee eee tr ila cee 8.4 9.0: eee 
Dry matter eaten per 
TODO I DSi11VO Were ht, 2743.5 65 5c tec dy Bhs he dewal o hhoebunernee 640.4 53830 =+| eae ere 




In the table last presented there is one interesting point 
brought forcibly to notice in every case and that is the pounds of 
dry matter for one pound of gain for the several months. In June 
more dry matter was required than in May, and the largest 
amount in July, averaging more than three times as much for the 
month of July as for May, or as 4.1 to 14.1. In August less dry 
matter was required for one pound of gain than in July, while the — 
month of September approximated the month of June. While 
feeders have recognized this fact, I believe these are the first trials 
to determine the real difference in favor of so arranging our 
system of feeding as to take advantage of the spring and autumn 
months for fattening animals. The continuation of this experi- 
ment through the winter and another summer will no doubt give 
much valuable data on the amount of food required to produce a 
pound of gain for the different seasons of the year as well as for 
the several stages of growth for the animal. The results will be 
tabulated in periods of six months each, and the summary given 
to the public at these dates. 
FEEDING EXPERIMENT — STEERS. 
The feeding of the steers of a few breeds has been conducted 
in a similar manner to that with the heifers, and in the following 
pages are given the additional data of general interest up to 
October 1, 1889. 
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