5. The amount of feed required per pound of gain is practic- 

 ally the same whether the steers are kept in a warm basement 

 stable or outside. 



1. Twelve fattening steers when fed on Ajax flakes for ten 

 weeks made about 100 pounds more gain than 12 similar steers 

 fed upon cottonseed meal, both being fed in connection with ear 

 corn, corn stover and hay. 



2. Although the steers fed Ajax flakes ate more both of the 

 flakes and of ear corn than the steers fed cottonseed meal, on 

 account of the less price per pound of Ajax flakes compared with 

 the cottonseed meal the cost of food consumed per pound of 

 gain was nearly identical. 



CORN STOVER VS. CORN SILAGE FOR FATTENING STEERS. 



During the feeding season of 1906-07 a test was conducted to de- 

 termine as far as possible the relative value of shredded corn stover, 

 and corn silage for fattening steers. 



Twelve steers were divided into two lots of six each the aim being 

 to have the two lots as nearly equal as possible as regards weight 

 and quality. These steers were high grade Hereford and Shorthorn 

 yearlings which had been bought in the Pittsburg market for fatten- 

 ing in the College barn. They were tied in two rows of stalls in the 

 basement of the College barn and had water constantly before them. 



The two lots were fed the same kind of grain viz : broken ear 

 corn and cottonseed meal. They were fed twice daily, the corn being 

 placed in the trough first and one pound of cottonseed meal per steer 

 poured over it. It was the aim to let the steers have all the corn they 

 would eat and still retain a good appetite. The two lots were fed 

 equal quantities of mixed hay. 



Lot I was fed corn stover, which is the fodder without the ears ; 

 the quantity fed intended to be approximately as nearly equal to the 

 hay fed as practicable. Lot II was fed corn silage in such quantities 

 as they would eat up clean. It should be born in mind that the silage 

 contained the ears while the stover did not. The hay was fed after 



