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Feeds and Feeding. 



The above table shows that corn stover (husked corn fodder) may 

 advantageously take the place of part of the alfalfa hay in the ra- 

 tion for fattening steers. Incidentally there is brought out the in- 

 teresting fact that the short>fed steers required less than 500 Ibs. of 

 corn for 100 Ibs. of gain, while the long-fed steers, which were of 

 course much better fattened, required 800 Ibs. of corn for 100 Ibs. of 

 gain 69 per ct. more than the short-fed steers. (549) 



Burnett and Smith of the Nebraska Station 1 report that field-cured 

 corn stalks fed with corn and a little oil meal gave large and cheap 

 gains. (218) 



546. Clover v. timothy hay. At the Indiana Station 2 Skinner 

 and Cochel divided a bunch of heavy, fleshy grade steers weighing 

 about 1,000 Ibs. into lots of 10 each. Lot 1 was fed clover hay and 

 shelled corn, while Lot II received timothy hay and shelled corn. The 

 results of the 6-months trial are shown in the table : 



Clover hay and shelled corn compared with timothy hay and shelled corn. 



The table shows that the clover-fed lot ate more grain and rough- 

 age than the timothy-fed lot, and made both larger and more econom- 

 ical gains, requiring about 9 per ct. less corn for a given increase. 

 Thruout the experiment the clover-fed steers were in better condi- 

 tion, had better appetites, and were more regular feeders. The tim- 

 othy-fed steers were irregular in their appetites, and even when eat- 

 ing a full feed seemed unsatisfied. At the close of the 6-months feed- 

 ing period the average weight of the clover-fed steers was 1,373 Ibs., 

 and that of the timothy-fed steers 1,281 Ibs. Waters of the Missouri 

 Station 3 found that corn was worth about 8 cents per bushel more 

 when fed with clover or cowpea hay to fattening steers than when 

 fed with timothy hay. (224, 254) 



547. Nitrogenous supplements in corn feeding. Mumford of the 

 Illinois Station 4 fed 3 lots of 13 common to medium quality steers 

 averaging 917 Ibs. for 126 days as follows: All were fed ear corn at 



1 Bui. 85. 



Bui. 129. 



Bui. 76. 



Bui. 83. 



