WINTER STEER FEEDING 



1915-1916 

 J. H. SKINNER F. G. KING 



SUMMARY 



PART I 



1. The addition of 28.64 pounds of corn silage to a ration of 

 shelled corn, cottonseed meal and clover hay reduced the daily corn 

 consumption 2.53 pounds per steer and the daily hay consumption 

 10.63 pounds per steer. 



2. The addition of 30.81 pounds of corn silage to a ration of 

 shelled corn, cottonseed meal and alfalfa hay decreased the daily 

 corn consumption 2.77 pounds per steer and the daily hay consump- 

 tion 10.02 pounds per steer. 



3. The addition of silage to a ration of shelled corn, cotton- 

 seed meal and clover hay slightly decreased the rate of gain while 

 with the ration containing alfalfa hay, corn silage increased the 

 rate of gain. 



4. Corn silage reduced the cost of gain on the cattle. This 

 reduction in cost amounted to 94 cents per hundred pounds when 

 clover hay was in the ration and $2.30 per hundred pounds when 

 alfalfa hay comprised the dry roughage. 



5. The addition of silage to the ration slightly increased the 

 selling value of the cattle. 



6. The use of corn silage increased the profit per steer $4.06 

 when clover hay was in the ration and $7.02 when alfalfa hay was 

 fed. 



PART II 



7. Cattle fed a limited ration of corn, consumed larger quan- 

 tities of hay and silage than cattle receiving a full feed of corn. 



8. Cattle fed a limited grain ration gained .10 pound daily 

 per steer less than cattle receiving a full feed of corn. 



9. Cattle fed a limited feed of grain made more economical 

 gains than full-fed cattle. The reduction in cost of gain by the 

 limited feed was 84 cents per hundred pounds. 



10. Cattle fed a limited grain feed were valued 10 cents per 

 hundred pounds less than full-fed cattle but returned a profit of 

 $1.66 per steer greater than the latter. 



