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Feeds and Fceiung. 



Three-year-old Kansas range steers were fed in the first trial 

 and two- and three-year-old grade Short-horns in the second. In 

 each cavse the steers were divided into two lots of five each, one 

 receiving ear corn and stover and the other corn meal and stover. 

 The first trial lasted six months and the second five months. 



By the table we are shown that the steers fed ear corn gained 

 somewhat more than those fed corn meal; they required, however, 

 eighty-fonr pounds or six per cent, more grain. 



Commenting upon the first trial as above reported, Georgeson 

 writes as follows: ''Thus is not a very favorable showing for corn 

 meal, and I confess the result is contrary to my exj^ectations. A 

 considerable percentage of the whole com passes through the 

 animal undigested, and it would seem that the digestive juices 

 could act to better advantage on the fine com meal than on the 

 partially- masticated grains of corn and extract more nourishment 

 from it, but apparently this is not the case." 



In the second trial there was a saving of 35 per cent, of the 

 corn by grinding, which may be regarded as the extreme saving 

 possible in such feeding. This result is the largest saving of grain 

 by grinding yet reported by any of the Stations so far as the writer 

 is able to learn. (155, 382, 532, 848) 



537. Soaked corn. — At the Kansas Station, ' Georgeson divided 

 a bunch of ten thrifty steers into two lots of five eacli, giving the 

 first corn which had been soaked until it had begun to soften, 

 while the second received dry corn. Both lots were confined in 

 open yards with sheds for shelter, and received the same rough- 

 age. All statements of the corn fed are based on the weight of 

 dry corn. The trial began November 7, lasting five months, with 

 the results shown in the table: 



Results obtained when feeding soaked and dry slielled corn 

 Station. 



Kansas 



Bill. 47. 



