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beets, beginning with 5 lbs. per head daily and increasing 1 lb. per day 

 until 2~) lbs. was fed ; lot 3, alfalfa hay and 10 lbs. of corn silage, the 

 latter being increased later to 20 lbs.; and lot 5 was "tnrned into a 

 fairly good pasture and fed in addition all the hay they would eat." The 

 food consumed and the gains made are shown in the following table : 



Feediny experiment loith steers in 1895- 9G, Period 1. 



"On alfalfa alone the average gain of the 6 steers was 112 lbs. in live weight in 

 42 days, or 2.4 lbs. per head per day. This is a greater gain than was made by 

 either of the lots having silage or beets in 1894-'95. . . . 



"The result of 2 years' feeding of silage shows that it is not a profitable feed for 

 steers tliat are fed in the open air without shelter. . . . 



"The beets were eaten greedily and were fed in liberal quantities. The steers 

 ate ... in addition, about as much hay as the steers that had nothing but hay. 

 As they gained less on hay and beets than they did on hay alone, the beets were 

 apparently more than wasted." 



The second period lasted from December 19 to April G, and included 

 all except the pastured lot. All were fed alfalfa hay, and in addition 

 lot 1 received corn, lot 2 wheat and beets, lot 3 barley, and lot 4 barley 

 and beets. Heavy rations were fed in each case. The steers were sold 

 in Denver at the close of the test. The data are summarized in the 

 following table: 



Feeding experiment toith steers in 1895- 9i], Period II. 



' Increase over weight at station. 



"[Comparing corn and barley,] the growth is decidedly in favor of the corn. Not 

 only did the corn make a larger growth, amounting to Tit lbs. per head, bnt this 

 growth was so much firmer that it shrank less in skipment. . . . The wheat and 

 beets produced only 8 lbs. more growth per head than the corn. The growth was 

 Boft, and shrank considerably in shipping." 



The steers on barley and beets made better gains than those on bar- 

 ley alone. They grew "nearly as fast as those on corn, but lost much 

 of this gain in shipping, leaving the corn far ahead." However, they 



