BesulU of Steer-feeding Trials at the Stations, 



347 



The table shows that the steers fed soaked corn did not constune 

 qnite as much grain as the other lot, yet made a better gain. In 

 this trial there was a saying of fifteen per cent, by soaking shelled 

 corn. (375) 



538. Gain of shotes following steers. — Fortunately Greorgeson 

 placed eight thrifty shotes, averaging eighty-eight pounds per 

 head, with each lot of steers, to pick up the corn voided in the 

 droppings. At first they subsisted entirely on such corn, but 

 later, when they had grown larger, they were supplied additional 

 grain from a trough, with the following results: 



Extra feed and gain of sJwtes following steers fed soaked and d/ry 

 corn — Kansas Station. 



Shotes followiug steers fed 



Dry com 



Soaked com 



Extra 

 com fed. 



Total gain 

 of lot. 



Lbs. 



1,272 

 1.272 



Lbs. 



747 

 635 



Com fed 



extra per 



100 lbs gain. 



Lbs. 



170 



200 



The above shows that the shotes secured more than one- half 

 their feed from the droppings, and that the droppings from steers 

 getting dry corn gave the best returns. 



By combining the data of feed and gain with both hogs and 

 steers, we ascertain the grain required for the combined gain as 

 follows: 



Gain of steers and shotes when shotes followed fattening steers — 

 Kansas Station, 



Total grain 

 fed to steers 

 and shotes. 



Total gain 



of steers 



and shotes. 



Com for 100 



pounds 



gain. 



Steers fed dry com, with shotes fol- 

 lowing 



Steers fed soaked com, with shotes 

 following 



Lbs. 



17,516 

 17,059 



Lbs. 



2,215 

 2.267 



Lbs. 



791 



752 



Combining the feed for steers and shotes and likewise the 

 gains of both, we find that 791 pounds of corn were required for 



