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might have been arranged a little more evenly in weight; as it was the 

 greatest difference was 8.6 lbs. between Lots 1 and 2. 



RATIONS. 



The grain rations fed were the same as those used in feeding trial No. 

 2, namely: 



Lot 1 — Corn meal 5, oil cake 2. 



Lot 2 — Corn meal 5, beet pulp 5, oil cake 4. 



Lot 3 — Beet pulp 5, oil cake 2. 



Roughage was supplied in the form of clover hay during the first 

 few weeks of the experiment, but as the supply gave out, mixed hay and 

 timothy were used instead. This was a rather serious drawback, as 

 the steers could not be induced to eat more than two pounds at a 

 feed or four pounds per day. 



At the beginning of the sixth week, about the middle of September, 

 silage was added to the ration and they were fed 10 lbs. per head daily 

 until the close of the test. 



Grain was fed in as large amounts as would be nicely cleaned up. The 

 average rations for the lots throughout the test were as follows : 



Average ration consumed: 



Lot 1 — Corn Meal Lot. 



Hay 3.95 lbs. per head per day. 



Grain 11.04 lbs. per head per day. 



Silage 10.0 lbs. per head daily (during 11 weeks). 



Lot 2— Corn Meal Beet Pulp Lot. 

 Hay 8.95 lbs. per head per day. 

 Grain 10.43 lbs. per head per day. 

 Silage 10.0 lbs. per head daily (during 11 weeks). 



Lot 3— Beet Pulp Lot. 



Hay 3.95 lbs. per head per day. 



Grain 9.84 lbs. per head per day. 



Silage 10.0 lbs, per head ]yer day (during 11 weeks). 



The amount of roughage fed was kept constant with all three lots 

 throughout the experiment. The amount of grain was limited only to 

 what the steers would consume and shows a regular decrease with the 

 increase in pulp content of the mixture. The Corn Meal Lot consumed 

 11.04 lbs. of grain per head daily, the Corn Meal Beet Pulp Lot 10.43 lbs. 

 and the Beet Pulp Lot 9.84 lbs. per head daily. This may be considered 

 as a point against the feeding value of beet pulp — that it is too bulky, 

 when used to form the major part of the grain ration, to be fed in suf- 

 ficient quantity to give the best results for finishing steers, . 



