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Lad beeu pastured and fed cotton-seed meal in addition. The native 

 steers had been fed in a pen. The first period began November 21 and 

 continued 44 days. The lots of Texas steers are numbered 1 to <i, 

 inclusive, and the lots of natives 7 to 12, inclusive. The following 

 rations were fed : 



Lots 1 and 7, shredded corn fodder, cotton-seed meal, and silage. 



Lots 2 and 8, shredded corn fodder, cotton-seed meal, silage, and jack bean 



meal. 

 Lots 3 and 9, crabgrass bay and cotton-seed meal. 

 Lots 4 and 10, crabgrass hay, cotton-seed meal, and jack bean meal. 

 Lots and 11, cowpea hay and cotton-seed meal. 

 Lots 6 and 12, red clover hay and cotton-seed meal. 



Analyses of the feeding stuffs are given. The average weight of the 

 Texas steers at the beginning of the trial was 704.8 lbs., and of the 

 natives 445.4 lbs. Lots 1 and 7 made a daily gain of 1.07 lbs., while 

 lots 2 and 8, fed jack-bean meal in place of part of the cotton-seed 

 meal, gained only 0.53 lb. per day. Lots 3 and 9 gained L.57 lbs. daily, 

 while lots 4 and 10, receiving a similar ration with jack bean in addi- 

 tion, gained only 0.77 lb. Lots 5 and 11, receiving cowpea hay. gained 

 1.37 lbs. daily, while lots and 12, fed red clover hay, gained 2.(53 lbs. 



The second period, which began immediately after the close of the 

 first period, covered 32 days in the case of the Texas steers and 12 days 

 with the natives, when the lots were considered ready for market. The 

 grain ration fed was the same as in the first period. The lots which 

 had been fed corn fodder and silage were given crab grass instead, and 

 vice versa. The lots which had been fed cowpea hay and clover hay 

 received larger quantities of cotton seed meal, otherwise the ration was 

 unchanged. In this period lots 1 and 7 made an average daily gain of 

 0.77 lb., lots 2 and 8 of 0.48 lb., lots 3 and 9 of 1.3 lbs., and lots 4 and 

 10 of 1.02 lbs. With a heavier grain ration lots 5 and 11 made an aver- 

 age daily gain of 2.18 lbs. and lots 6 and 12 of 0.98 lb. The increased 

 grain ration "was evidently greater than the animals were able to assimi- 

 late, though none of them showed any indications of scouring or other 

 digestive trouble." 



The following conclusions were reached : Shredded corn fodder should 

 be mixed with silage or other similar feed to make it more palatable. It 

 is inferior to crab grass, peavine, or red clover hay, though the fact that 

 it is cheaper compensates in part for the difference in feeding value. 

 Cowpea hay is not equal to red clover hay, which gave the most profit- 

 able gains. Jack-bean meal was not eaten with relish by the animals, 

 and in the author's opinion is so indigestible as to be worthless. 



Fattening calves, O. d. V. ( Orgaan Ver. Oudleer. Rjjks. Landwbouw- 

 school, 9 (1897), No. 2, pp. 8-11). — An experiment was made with 4 calves, 

 A, B, 0, and D, to find a substitute for whole milk which would be 

 cheaper and give as good results. It has been found that centrifugal 

 skim milk did not give good results. Calves A, B, and C were fed 

 colostrum for 8 days and then skim milk for about 3 weeks. The author 



