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from Harper. They are based on a weight of 1000 pound 

 animals and are fed in proportion to the weight of the animals : 



RATIONS FOR WINTERING CATTLE 



783 pound steer : 



Shelled corn, 6 pounds 

 Clover hay, 19 pounds 



767 pound steer: 



Shelled corn, 4 pounds 

 Corn stalks, 9 pounds 

 Clover hay, 9 pounds 



788 pound steer : 



Cowpea hay, 20 pounds 

 743 pound steer 



Silage, 44 pounds 

 707 pound steer: 



Corn stalks, 20 pounds 



RATIONS FOR FATTENING CATTLE 



1010 pound steers: 



Shelled corn, 16 pounds 

 Cottonseed meal, 3 pounds 

 Clover hay, 4 pounds 

 Corn silage, 15 pounds 



979 pound steers: 



Snapped corn, 10 pounds 

 Prairie hay, 12 pounds 

 Alfalfa hay, 10 pounds 



893 pound steers : 

 Ear corn, 20 pounds 

 Clover hay, 10 pounds 



457 pound calves: 



Shelled corn, 22 pounds 



Cottonseed meal, 3 pounds 



Clover hay, 12 pounds 

 684 pound calves: 



Shelled corn, 18 pounds 



Cottonseed meal, 2| pounds 



Clover hay, 5 pounds 



Corn silage, 18 pounds 

 854 pound yearling steers: 



Shelled corn, 19 pounds 



Cottonseed meal, 1\ pounds 



Clover hay, 4| pounds 



Corn silage, 18 pounds 



Ward in Farmers' Bulletin 578 gives the following sample 

 rations for 1000 pound steers when silage is to be fed : 



SAMPLE RATIONS WITH SILAGE 



FOR THE CORN-BELT 



Ration 1 



POUNDS 



Corn silage 25 



Corn stover 6 



Cottonseed meal or oil meal 3 



Shelled corn 14 



Ration 2 



Corn silage 25 



Clover hay 7 



Shelled corn 15 



