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sumcd daily by the steers on stover, and a considerably 

 larger proportion of the material fed was refused than 

 in the case of the timothy. Taking all these facts into 

 consideration, it is safe to estimate that, ton for ton, 

 stover has approximately half the feeding value of 

 timothy hay when each is used as an exclusive ration. 

 That it is not good business policy, however, to winter 

 cattle in this way in the ordinary season will be ac- 

 cepted without argument. 



Increasing the Value of Stover — That it is easy 

 to so increase the value of stover by combining it with 

 some such material as clover, cowpea hay or alfalfa, 

 that it will even exceed timothy when the timothy is 

 fed alone or in combination with corn, will be perfectly 

 clear from the results of further trials at the Missouri 

 experiment station : 



FEEDING STOVER WITH CLOVER HAY 



Combination of stover and clover compared with timothy 

 — Yearling steers — No grain — Results computed on the basis 

 of iooo pounds live weight. 



Food eaten daily per head. 



Per cent refused 



Dry matter eaten daily, lbs 

 Gain in weight per steer 



In this case a ton of stover and a ton of clover hay 

 when fed together fully equaled two tons of timothy. 



Other trials in which a small amount of shelled 

 corn was added to the ration fully confirm these results, 

 as shown on Pages 215 and 216. 



A Substitute for Timothy — Thus it appears in 

 every case, whether fed without grain, with a small 

 allowance of grain, or on full feed ; whether with year- 

 lings or aged cattle, a combination of corn stover and 



