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pounds live weight daily. At the end of fifty-six days, they were 

 fed, in addition to this combination, all the ear corn they would con- 

 sume. During the last two months they received shelled corn in 

 place of ear corn as they would not consume a full feed of corn on 

 the cob without wasting some of it. The individuals in Lot II re- 

 ceived, as roughage, twenty pounds of corn silage and all the mixed 

 hay they would consume during the first fifty-six days. In addi- 

 tion to this roughage, they received three pounds of cottonseed meal 

 per 1000 pounds live weight daily. During the third month they 

 received in addition all the ear corn they would consume. During 

 the last two months they received shelled corn in place of ear corn. 



The time of feeding was the same for both lots. They were 

 fed at 6 A. M. and 4:30 P. M. each day. Lot I received half its 

 silage at each feeding period and half its allowance of cottonseed 

 meal. Lot II received its hay in the morning and silage in the 

 evening. The cottonseed meal was all fed in the evening and not 

 divided as in Lot I. The cottonseed meal was poured over the si- 

 lage at the time of feeding. During the period in which grain was 

 fed it was placed in the mangers prior to feeding the roughage. 

 The ear corn was broken into pieces three to four inches in length 

 so as to make it readily and completely consumable. 



The quality of the feed used in the test was good. The 

 silage was put up in a wooden stave silo from corn that was in the 

 dent stage or fairly well matured. Because of the mild winter there 

 was little trouble from the silage freezing in the silo which made it 

 easy to handle. The mixed hay was grown on the College farm 

 and was of good quality but had more timothy than was desirable 

 for feeding steers. The ear and shelled corn was also grown on the 

 College farm and most of it was well matured. The cottonseed 

 meal was of a "choice" grade. 



Price of Feeds. 



The prices of the feeds used in the financial statement are such 

 as prevailed in the vicinity of State College during the winter. Corn 

 silage was valued at $3.50 per ton, mixed hay at $12.00 per ton. ear 

 corn at 55c for a bushed of 72 pounds, shelled corn at 550 per bushel 

 of 56 pounds and cottonseed meal at $31 per ton. 



