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The steers in Lot 7 ate on an average 5.70 pounds 

 of velvet beans and 31.07 pounds of silage during the 

 first twenty-eight days. The amount of beans was 

 gradually increased until in the third period the 

 steers consumed 12.21 pounds per day. This amount 

 was decreased for the last thirteen days as the steers 

 did not readily clean up this amount of beans. The 

 steers in Lot 7 did not consume as much 

 Lot 6. 



Both rations were relished by the steers and at 

 time during the test was there any trouble due 

 steers going oif feed. 



Table II. Average weights and gains, December 

 1915 to March 24, 1916, (97 days.) 



silage 



as 



no 

 to 



18, 



X umber 



of 

 Steers 



Ration 



Average 

 Initial 

 Weight of 

 Each Steer 



Average 

 Final 

 Weight of 

 Each Steer 



Average 



Total 



Gain of 



Each Steer 



Average 

 Daily 

 Gain of 

 Each Steer 



20 



20 



Cottonseed meal 



Corn silage 



Velvet beans in 



Corn 



silage 



pods 



Pounds 

 589 



580.25 



Pounds 

 7-16.25 



727.45. 



Pounds 

 157.25 



147.20 



Pounds 

 1.68 



1.50 



All of the steers in both lots, except one in Lot 6, 

 made satisfactory but not unusual gains. The lack 

 of gain in this individual steer was due to his being 

 a xery poor feeder and could in no way be attributed 

 to the ration, as the other nineteen head made good 

 gains. The average gain daily, per head, for the 97 

 days was 1.60 pounds and 1.50 pounds in Lot 6 and 

 Lot 7 respectively. 



This experiment was closed earlier than had been 

 planned, due to a shortage of silage. On account of 

 the short feeding period the steers did not have the 

 finish to be marketed to the best advantage. Careful 

 inspection of the steers of the two lots on foot failed 

 to show any perceptible difference in their finish. 

 Moreover, careful inspection of the warm carcasses 

 by packing house experts showed no appreciab)e 

 difference between carcasses of the two lots. 



Quantity and Cost of Feed Required to Make One 



Hundred Pounds of Gain. 



In feeding operation the real value of a feed, or 



combinations of feeds, is measured by the number of 



pounds of feed required to make one hundred pounds 



of gain in live weight. Table III shows the quantity 



