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naturally turn to Canada, where we find the following experi- 

 ment by Brown. ^ Six animals were divided into lots of two each 

 and given roots, hay, bran and pea meal, with the following 

 results: 



BesvM of 84. days^ trial with roots for cattle feeding — Ontario 

 Agricultural College. 



Roots fed. 



Sugar beets 



Mangels 



Turnips 



Average 



Feed for 100 pounds 

 gain 



Wt. of 

 animals 

 at be- 

 gin- 

 ning. 



Lbs. 



1,059 

 1,063 

 1,061 



1,061 



Daily 



in- 

 crease. 



Lbs. 



2.31 

 2.38 



2.33 



Feed per steer, daily. 



Hay. Bran. Pea meal. Roots. 



Lbs. 



10.5 

 11.5 

 12 



11.3 



485 



Lbs. 



3 

 3 

 3 



129 



Lbs. 



6.5 

 6.5 

 6.5 



6.5 

 279 



Lbs. 



53 

 2,275 



The table shows that somewhat more than a ton of roots, to- 

 gether with 400 pounds of pea meal and bran and 500 pounds oi 

 hay, were required for 100 pounds of increase. (318) 



550. SHage compared with roots. — The use of silage for cattle 

 feeding originated with dairymen, and down to the present time 

 steer feeders have always regarded silage as possibly suitable for 

 dairy cows, but too sloppy and sour for beef making. A few have 

 made use of silage with favorable results. 



At the Ontario Agricultural College, ' Shaw fed three groups of 



grade Short- horn steers of two each on silage and roots. The hay 



was timothy and clover, the roots turnips and mangels, and the 



5 meal equal weights of ground peas, barley and oats. The feed 



consumed per animal daily was: 



Group I / 57.47 pounds silage. 



^ \ 11.72 pounds meal. 



(30.6 pounds sOage. 

 11.13 pounds meal. 

 9,3 pounds hay. 

 (43.07 pounds roota. 

 11.12 pounds meal. 

 11 . 22 pounds hay. 



»Rept. Ont. Agr. Col., 1883. 

 * Rept. 1891. 



