CONTENTS 



PAGE 

 Introduction ^^^ 



Plan of the experiment ^"^ 



Animals used ^^^ 



Feed lots and equipment ^^^ 



Weighing the animals ^62 



Feeds used ^^^ 



Rations 364 



Placing cattle on feed ^^^ 



Changes in feed ^"^ 



Refused feed 366 



Duration 367 



Results of the experiment 369 



Alfalfa hay compared with alfalfa hay and silage 369 



Silage and Alfalfa hay compared with silage and cottonseed meal; also will) 



silage, alfalfa hay, and cottonseed meal 372 



Alfalfa hay compared with ground milo maize as a supplement to silage 



and cottonseed meal 3/4 



Alfalfa hay added to a ration of silage, cottonseed meal, and ground milo 



maize 376 



Financial statements ■"° 



General discussion 3/9 



Cost of 100 pounds gain with varying feed prices 379 



Amount of feed cattle will consume 380 



Rate of gain made by steers 382 



Feed required per pound gain 382 



Dry matter, total digestible nutrients, and therms consumed per 100 



pounds gain 383 



Cost of gains in live weight 383 



Margin in cattle feeding 384 



Length of time required to finish cattle 384 



Dressed percentage ot cattle 385 



Kind of cattle to feed 386 



Shrinkage in fat cattle 388 



Supplemental test — feeding 9 steers for 40 days . . . .' 391 



Summary 394 



Main test — 36 steers for 77 days 394 



Supplemental test— 9 steers for 40 days 396 



ILLUSTRATIONS 



Fig. 1.— Experiment steers in feed lots January 23, 1920 Frontispiece 



Fig. 2. — Experiments steers as they came from field, January 8, 1920 .... 361 



Fig. 3.— Steers in feed lots, March 29, 1920 368 



Fig. 4.— Steers in Lot I, February 12, 1920 371 



Fig. 5.— Steers in Lot II, May 5, 1920 392 



