Show comparisons of summer and winter rations an interesting deduction from the self 1 1 elf feeding experiment tn in west virginia 9 enla Is that hearers heifers that flint anake gains above in winter will wl II 11 make pains aaris below the following sum slim mer on pasture in four comparisons of three groups of heifers heffers one group for two pasture seasons that were selfred self red fed grain and riven given free access to roughage the average winter gain was pounds per hend head whereas the same heifers heffers gained only pounds on pasture no grain was fed on pasture similar heifers heffers hei fers hand fed averaged pounds per hend head tor for the winter feeding period and pounds per hend head for the pasture no grain was fed on pasture it should be remembered however that the hand fed groups were well red fed it would he be a ral mistake to deduce from these figures that poor winter feeding will be overtaken on good pasture if a calf Is stunted hy by poor winter rations it cannot make as good use of pasture as the more vigorous well ft ell fed calf |