268 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table of values used in all three trials : 



Corn meal |20 00 per ton 



Dried beet pulp 15 00 " " 



Oil cake 28 00 " " 



Silage 2 50 " " 



Clover hay 5 00 " " 



Feeding Trial No. 1. 



In the first test, which covered a period of 84 days extending from 

 December 2, 1904, to February 23, 1905, nine steers were used. They 

 were bought in Chicago at a cost of $3.80 per cwt., averaging 912 lbs., 

 and graded on the market as medium feeders. The steers were stall 

 fed as in the two later trials in order that accurate individual records 

 might be kept. During the day they were turned out in small yards, 

 where they had access to water. They were weighed three successive 

 days, both at the start and close of the experiment proper. In the* pre- 

 liminary feeding period they were placed on their regular feeds and 

 gradually brought up to a full ration. This preliminary covered 19 

 days, which was considered a sufficient length of time to fill the steers 

 up and offset any shrink due to shipping and change of feed before 

 the test proper began. 



RATIONS. 



Lot 1 — Grain mixture composed of corn meal 5, oil cake 1, and clover 



hay. 

 Lot 2 — Grain mixture composed of dried beet pulp 5, oil cake 1 and 

 clover hay. 



Lot 1 consumed throughout the feeding period an average per head 

 per day as follows: 



7.86 lbs. corn meal. 



1.56 lbs. oil cake. 



9,68 lbs. clover hay. 



The average cost of the daily ration per head for this lot was 12.46 

 cents. 



Lot 2 consumed per head per day : 



8.00 lbs. dried beet pulp. 



1.58 lbs. oil cake. 



9.67 lbs. clover hay. 



The average cost of the ration per head daily being 10.63 cents or 

 1.83 cents less than the cost for Lot 1, fed on corn meal. 



WEIGHTS AND GAINS. 



Lot 1. Lot 2. 



Corn Meal Lot. Beet Puli) Lot. 

 lbs. lbs. 



Average weight December 2, 1904 983.9 978.9 



Average weight February 23, 1905 1,072.5 1,078.4 



Average gain 88 . 6 99 . 5 



Average gain per head daily 1.05 1.18 



