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clover TABLE Xll. 1
Weights and Slnrinkage of Steers.
ge the . ___ _ 1
Lot a Lot 6
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1) \"»'eigl1t at Station Farm, March Il? ...,..,. 12.5691hs. 1 12.4191bs. T
11'eight when sold in Cincinnati. Mann 1T 12.59 lbs. 11 12.159 lbs. 1
5 was snrmkage ,,4.._.._..>,,,..,........».`.....`K.`,K....K.»,,..... 1 389 lhs. 1 26o1bs.
clung Dressing percentelge ,.`..........__`...,,............. E9.—lS‘*7§ 1 57.24% 1
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in the —·——— —   1
I. OWL The Sl1l‘iHliH1g’+3 WHS mtteli g‘1·ee1te1· than in the preeeding year. 1
The The s11121lle1‘ shrinl: was in Lot 6, just opposite from the preeed-  
11 LM ing year. There was a1 ditterenee ot 3.24 per eent in drexing in L
rl] H10 1°H1\‘01· of Lot 5.  
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picked Tlurd Experiment 1
rjmgui; November 15, 1923, to April 17, 1924 (155 days).  
Jtlxers. As in the two ]7l'€‘['PC`illlg` years twenty head of middle Tenn- 1 1
E pork essee tv1"o-yea1·-old steers were used i11 the experiment. They were 1
ssened ‘ at 1nixed hunch of steers. slightly heavier than the steers used in  
the preceding experiments. and of pO~U1`€1' quality. Tl1ey 1
graded as medium feeders. 1
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The analyses of the feeds used are shown 111 Table LIU. 1
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mg the Analyses of Feecls*  
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- 1 Corn C q M Whole Altnlta  
1‘Ch ll- 1 Silnge PéX_`i,9n1 Corn Hay '
ay was i Per Cent 1 Per Cent 1 Per Cent - 
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Qlghmi Protein ....,_,......,_._,__.__...______ 1 2,62 I 39,50 1 7.63 1 14.06 l
'O1- Cm- Fat ..... . ..____._,__,__________.__________ 1 1153 1 1140 1 4 51 1 1.60 11
ld were Fiber ...___.______________e______________ 1 553 13,so 1 2,25 1 30.58 {1
WS and Vllater ...._,_..________,____1___________   T1_0S 1 e_s5 1 13.89 1    
Ash ............._,_._______e._______,______ 1 1,64 1 5_4s 1 1.2;. 1 11.25 11
Nitrogen-free extract ...... 1 16.46 1 25.97 1 79.56 1 39.26  
*Anal>‘ses by Howell D. Spears of the Feed Control T>eno1·l1nent.