Value of Various Feeding Stuffs. 



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steers getting ear corn made decidedly better gains than those fol- 

 lowing the steers fed corn-and-cob meal. (157) 



Lot III, getting shelled corn, made the poorest gains, due to the 

 fact, Mumford tells us, that these steers did not masticate their corn 

 so thoroly as the others. While about the same amount of concen- 

 trates was required for 100 Ibs. gain as with the preceding lots, it 

 must be remembered that the ear corn and the corn-and-cob meal 

 rations contained over 17 per ct. cob. Thus shelled corn proved in- 

 ferior to ear corn or corn-and-cob meal in beef production. 



Feeding corn in various forms to steers. 



"Including ear corn in the shock corn. 



The steers in Lot IV, fed corn meal, made the largest gains, and 

 required 162 Ibs. less concentrates for 100 Ibs. gain than those fed 

 shelled corn. Considering the low gains of the pigs following the 

 corn-meal-fed steers, corn meal was no more efficient than shelled 

 corn for combined beef and pork production. Ear corn proved the 

 most economical form of corn for combined gains of steers and 

 hogs. (156, 845) 



Lot V, fed shock corn at first and ear corn during the finishing 

 period, made larger gains than Lot III, fed shelled corn. In economy 

 of combined gains of steers and pigs this ration ranked second. (216) 



