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`¥ .       'I ma`orit · of these steers were ood to choice white-faced feeders.
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 ‘_§i—I;°`_ __QI§ I II During the eighteen mile drive to the Experiment Station farm ·
 · 9} 2 _   II they shrank 52 pounds a head.
r I if   FII I   The experiment was not started until the cattle had become
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5;     TABLE VII.
2%;    I A I r Fe 6 5
      na 2}/;;; o C S Shelled I Clover _
$5} p ··’·     Silage  rsésgi Corn Hay I
  ;~;Vi:f.;i¢·;_jI;j;   Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent
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 ;_I$;I   ~ Protein ................................ 3.27 I 41.62 I 9.50 I 9.50
  Fat ........................................ 1.37 7.45 I 3.97 I 2.83
  4;   Fiber .................................... 8.12 8.83 I 2.12 I 26.80 3
·  EF  Water .................................. 59.86 8.67 I 13.57 I 11.36
  _ Ash ........................................ I 1.93 6.46 I 1.27 I 5.05
  Nitrogen-free extract ...... I 25.45 26.97 I 69.57 I 44.46
  *Tl1e analyses were made by Howell D. Spears of the Feed Control De-
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  III.‘   ~   These ligures show that the silage, cottonseed meal and J
    clover hay contained less moisture than the feeds used in the pre-
    ceding year, while the corn contained more water.
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  ¤ Average Amount of Feed Consumed Daily Per Head by Fattening F
  Steers. November 3, 1922, to March 5, 1923, Inclusive (123 days).
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  _· Shelled Corn
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  j November 3—December 2 (30 days) I I
  Shelled corn .............................................. 7.04 lbs. 7.04 lbS·
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 _,;4;$Ii I Cottonseed meal ...................................... 2.281bs. I 2.281bS. _
  Corn silagg ................................................ I 49.40 lbs. I 49.83 lbS·
  Straw .......................................................... I 1.90 lbs. I 1.841bS· S
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