74 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



pasture for growing steers. With this end in view the steers 

 were kept in the barn during the summer or turned into the 

 barn-yard and fed with a* variety of green crops raised upon 

 the station grounds in connection with grain. Steers 1 and 

 2 consumed practically the same amount of feed during this 

 period. 



Feed consumed b;/ each Steer during Summer Soiling. 



FoPDEK Articles. 



Feed 

 consumed 

 (Pounds). 



Local 



Market 



Cost. 



Manurial 

 Value 



Obtainable 



Net Cost 



Wheat bran, . 



Bufl'alo gluten feed, 



Hay, 



Corn fodder, . 



Green rye. 



Peas and oats (green) , 



Vetch and oats (green) 



Serradella (green). 



Cabbages, 



Sugar beets, . 



Other green crops, 



454 

 454 

 232 



2,372 

 474 

 470 



1,160 

 383 

 496 

 240 

 387 



$4 59 

 5 04 



1 74 



2 96 

 59 



69 



1 59 

 52 

 62 

 60 

 53 



fl9 47 



$2 49 

 2 87 



63 



1 22 

 39 



33 



1 04 

 31 

 31 

 16 

 26 



$10 01 



$2 10 

 2 17 

 1 11 

 1 74 

 20 

 36 

 55 

 21 

 31 

 44 

 27 



19 46 



Summer Soiling compared ivith Pasture. 



* Allowing 25 cents per week for pasture. 



