The Pennsylvania State College 

 Agricultural Experiment Station 



BULLETIN No. 102 



METHODS OF FATTENING STEERS 



Concentrated and Bulky Rations Compared 

 Heavy and Light Rations of Corn Silage Compared 

 The Value of Shelter for Silage-Fed Cattle 



By W. A. COCHEL and S. W. DOTY 



Profitable feeding of beef cattle is possible only in sections where 

 there is a large production of crops in proportion to the labor employed. 

 Under average conditions it requires no more labor to feed the crops 

 grown on the farm to beef cattle than to deliver them to the market. 

 The same help, utilized in growing the crops in the summer, can feed 

 them to the cattle in the winter, thus giving continuous employment 

 throughout the year. 



The character of the crops produced should determine the method 

 of feeding in order that there may be as little cash outlay as possible 

 in finishing cattle. Supplemental feeds should be purchased that will 

 correct the deficiencies of home-grown feeds, increase their palatability 

 and insure cheaper and more rapid gains as well as high finish on the cat- 

 tle. In other words, beef cattle should be considered as machines for 

 utilizing large amounts of roughage, such as stover, straw and dam- 

 aged hay which would otherwise have little market value. These should 

 be supplemented with concentrated and marketable feeds in such 



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