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SILAGE AND ALFALFA HAY COMPARED WITH SII AGE AND COTTONSEED MEAL; 

 ALSO WITH SILAGE ALFALFA HAY AND COTTONSEED MEAL 



1. The steers fed on all the silage and alfalfa hay they would 

 eat and 2.66 pounds of cottonseed meal made the most rapid gains 

 and were worth most at the end of the test. 



2. Steers fed silage and cottonseed meal made the lowest and 

 most costly gains and were worth less than cither of the other lots at 

 the end of 77 days. 



3. When cottonseed meal costs $80 per ton, it is doubtful if it 

 is a profitable supplement to a ration of silage and alfalfa hay when 

 steers are fed 77 days. 



4. When alfalfa hay was added to a ration of silage and cotton- 

 seed meal, 7.71 pounds less silage and .32 pounds less cottonseed 

 meal were required to make a pound of gain. 



5. The steers receiving alfalfa hay, silage, and cottonseed meal 

 consumed less dry matter than the steers receiving silage and hay or 

 silage and cottonseed meal. 



6. Although the steers receiving alfalfa hay and silage did not 

 make as large gains as those in Lot IV, and the animals were not 

 worth as much per hundred pounds at the end of the test, yet the 

 steers brought a profit of 35 cents per head due to the cheapness of 

 bulky feed and low cost of gain. 



7. The use of alfalfa hay as a supplement to silage proved more 

 satisfactory than cottonseed meal, giving larger, more rapid, and 

 cheaper gains, and the animals were worth 15 cents more per hundred 

 at the end of the test. 



ALFALFA HAY COMPARED WITH GROUND MILO MAIZE TO SUPPLEMENT SILAGE 

 AND COTTONSEFD MEAL FOR FATTENING STEERS. 



1. The Steers fed on silage, cottonseed meal, and alfalfa hay 

 gained an average of .09 pounds more per head daily than those fed 

 on silage, cottonseed meal, and a light feed of ground grain. 



2. The cost of feed for the cattle in Lot IV was $30.93 per steer 

 and in Lot V $36.28. 



3. Ground milo maize in the ration fattened the steers more 

 rapidly and increased their selling value 15 cents per hundred. 



4. The ration in which alfalfa hay was used as a supplement 

 gave larger gains per steer, was less expensive, and produced gain 

 at less cost. 



5. The steers receiving the alfalfa hay supplement consumed less 

 dry matter and apparently made more efTective use of the feed than 

 those which received milo maize. 



