galvanized iron troughs located outside the lots, one board being 

 removed from the fence in order that the steers might have access 

 to water at will. 



Plan of Feeding Shed. 



Ear corn was fed at 6 A. M. and 5 P. M. Immediately after 

 the cattle had consumed this, the corn silage was put in the manger 

 and the allowance of cottonseed meal distributed over it in such 

 manner that the proportion of cottonseed meal consumed by each 

 animal would be determined by the amount of silage eaten. 



Quality of Different Feeds. 



The ear corn was quite v-ariable, though it was about an aver- 

 age of that produced in the mountain valleys in the central portion 

 of the state. It was free from mould and foreign material. The 

 cottonseed meal was of excellent quality. The corn silage was 

 grown on the college farm. On account of the drought which 

 prevailed early in the summer, the stalks were not very heavy, and 

 due to heavy rains in the fall, it contained a large amount of mois- 

 ture when put into the silo. It was, however, of excellent quality, 

 well preserved in a cypress stave silo. The accompanying table 

 is presented to show the condition of the various feeds. 



TABLE I. Air-Dry Moisture in Feeds.* 



A study of the table showing the amount of different feeds of- 

 fered and refused by the steers in each lot will show clearly that 



*Reportecl by Department of Experimental Agricultural Chemistry. 



