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From November 5 to November 20 the entire lot of 

 twenty steers subsisted on a pasture where frost had 

 killed most of the grass on October 24. November 20 

 they were placed on a bare lot and the feeding of grain, 

 (chiefly cotton seed), and sorghum hay was begun. For 

 the first week they received only two pounds of grain per 

 head daily, which was evidently insufficient. This 

 amount was gradually increased. Throughout this time 

 as much sorghum hay was fed as they would eat. 



Our experience with these steers confirms conclusions 

 previously drawn that the feeding of grain to animals 

 intended for slaughter the same winter should begin 

 earlier in the fall than is usual or as soon as the pastures 

 begin to fail. November and December are months in 

 which cattle on pasture shrink rapidly, and doubtless 

 a little grain at this time, even wliile the cattle are on 

 pasture, will avoid this source of loss. 



During the entire time of the experiment each lot of 

 cattle received as much forage as it would consume. The 

 kinds of forage fed to each lot are stated below. An ef- 

 fort was made to make each lot of steers consume ap- 

 proximately the same amount of grain or concentrated 

 food. However, this was found impracticable, but the 

 amounts for the different lots were kept as nearly identi- 

 cal as the appetites and health of the animals would per- 

 mit. 



The forage was fed in racks above the grain trough 

 and was not cut, nor was any of it mixed Avith the grain 

 ration except such as dropped into the grain trough 

 from the rack above. 



Tt is believed that there would have been an advantage 

 in cutting a small part of the hay and mixing it with the 

 grain. Feeding of both grain and hay was done twice a 

 day. Salt was accessible constantly, and twice a day 

 the steers were driven to a pond for water. The water 



