FEEDING AND GRAZING EXPERIMENTS WITH 



BEEF CATTLE. 



Bv J .F. DuGGAR, R. W. Clarke, and Jesse M. Jones.* 



Summanj. 



Using twenty young grade steers of the beef 

 breeds, the following comparisons of foods were made: 

 Cotton seed with cotton seed meal (Lots II and I) ; sorg- 

 hum hay with a mixture of cowpea and sorghum hay, 

 (Lots III and II); sorghum hay with shredded corn 

 stover (Lots III and IV). 



The feeding period covered 84 days, in addition to 

 preliminary feeding. In all rations a small proportion 

 of corn chop was used. As much grain was fed as the 

 appetites and health of the steers permitted. As much 

 roughness was fed as the steers would eat. 



The average daily gain per steer was as follows : 



With cotton seed and cotton seed meal 2.23 lbs. 



With cotton seed and mixed cowpea and sorg- 

 hum liav 1 . 93 lbs. 



With cotton seed and sorghum hay 1 . 19 lbs. 



With cotton seed and shredded corn stover 98 lbs. 



*R. W. Clark was Assistant in Animal Industry from September, 

 1899, to January, 1903, when he was promoted to a professorship in 

 the Utah A. & M. College. Jesse M. Jones occupied the same position 

 from January, 1903, to April, 1904, when he resigned to engage in 

 farming in Alabama. These gentlemen had immediate charge of the 

 experiments during the periods indicated. The Director is responsi- 

 ble for the plans of the experiments and the preparation of this Bul- 

 letin. 



