METHODS OF FEEDING. 



The steers were fed twiice daily, at 6 a. m. and 4 p. m., in 

 mangers and troughs provided for the purpose and set in open 

 lots. There were 10 steers in each lot. The shelled corn was 

 placed in troughs and immediately afterward the cotton seed 

 meal was spread over it. Hay was fed in the morning and silage, 

 in the evening as soon as the grain ration was consumed. The 

 total amount of feed given was governed by the appetite of the 

 cattle. In the "short fed" lots the roughage was limited so that 

 a greater proportion of concentrates would be consumed. In the 

 "long fed" lot the steers were given all the roughage they would 

 consume without waste, and concentrates limited to what they 

 would consume within one half to three quarters of an hour. Cot- 

 ton seed meal was fed at the rate of 2.5 pounds per 1000 pounds 

 live weight during the first test and 2 pounds during the second. 



In the first test the steers were given a preliminary feed so 

 that they were accustomed to their rations at the beginning of 

 the experiment. The "long fed" cattle were started on 7 pounds 

 shelled corn, i pound cotton seed meal, 6 pounds clover hay 

 and 20 pounds corn silage per head daily. The "short fed" cattle 

 were started on 9 pounds shelled corn, i pound cotton seed meal, 

 5 pounds clover hay and 20 pounds corn silage. At the end of 

 the first 10 days the concentrates had been increased to 13 pounds 

 in the "long fed" lot and to 18 pounds per head daily in the "short 

 fed" lot ; at the end of 30 days to 16.5 pounds and 21.8 pounds, 

 respectively. 



In the second test the steers were fed grain for the first time 

 at the beginning of the experiment. The "long fed" cattle 

 were started on 6 pounds shelled corn, i pound cotton seed meal, 

 10 pounds clover hay and 20 pounds corn silage per head daily, in 

 two feeds. The "short fed" cattle received 8 pounds shelled corn, i 

 pound cotton seed meal, 8 pounds clover hay, and 20 pounds corn 

 silage. At the end of the first 10 days the "long fed" cattle were 

 consuming 12 pounds of concentrates, and the "short fed" cattle 14 

 pounds per head daily. At the end of 30 days they were consuming 

 16.6 pounds and 22.7 pounds respectively. 



