of corn silage, and Lot IIL fed a concentrated ration with a large 

 amount of corn silage; and between Lots III and IV, both given the 

 same ration, Lot III being fed in barn, and Lot IV, in an open shed. 



Weighing, Bedding and Feeding. 



Each steer was weighed individually for three consecutive days 

 at the beginning of the test and again at the close. Water was shut 

 off at five o'clock in the evening before the weights were taken at 

 nine o'clock the following morning. The average of the first three 

 weights was considered the initial, of the last three, the final weights 

 for the experiment. They were weighed individually under the same 

 conditions at the end of each twenty-eight day period and collectively 

 at the end of each fourteen day period' in order to secure evidence upon 

 their behavior throughout the test. 



All lots were bedded at irregular intervals as the condition of the 

 enclosures in which they were kept demanded. It was the intention 

 that they should have a dry bed at all times. Water from the College 

 supply was kept before them in abundance, except the nights before 

 the weight was to be made. Coarse barrel salt was supplied in unlimited 

 quantities at all times. Grain was fed at six o'clock in the morning, 

 followed by silage as soon as the grain was cleaned up and again in 

 the afternoon at four o'clock, followed by shredded stover or mixed 

 hay. 



Broken-ear corn was fed during the first two months when the 

 steers began to shell off the corn, leaving a few cobs in the troughs. 

 At this time a change was gradually made to shelled corn which was 

 used until the close of the test. After the corn was fed, cottonseed 

 meal was poured over it in order that each steer should get a propor- 

 tional amount. Lots I, II and III were allowed to run loose in large 

 box stalls in the basement of the College barn ; Lot IV, in an open shed 

 12x30 feet, with access to a lot 30x70 feet. None of the steers were 

 tied and every precaution was used to give them freedom. 



Feeds Used. 



The ear corn used was purchased locally. It contained a very 

 high percentage of moisture and was at times slightly frozen. The 

 shelled corn was shipped from Indiana and also contained a high per- 

 centage of moisture. It was comparatively free from rotten grains 

 and dirt and, with the exception of one week, free from mould. The 

 cottonseed meal was of excellent quality. The shredded stover was 

 very poor, a large part of it having been struck by hailstorm late in 



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