BULLETIN 124 



Table II. Feeds Offered and Refused: 



Lot 1 12 Steers 



Lot M--12 Steers 



By a study of Table II, which gives the amount of feed con- 

 sumed and refused, it will be seen that Lot I was consuming the 

 maximum amount of corn silage, as a small amount was refused each 

 feeding period. Lot II received an average of about 20 pounds of corn 

 silage per head daily and refused very little during the entire feeding 

 period. The steers in Lot II were receiving all the hay they would 

 consume in addition to this amount of silage as indicated by the 

 amount refused, even though the amount was gradually decreased 

 after the first month. It will also be noticed that the amount of 

 roughage consumed materially decreased when grain was added to 

 the ration. In Lot I, the amount of silage consumed decreased 1438 

 pounds during a two-week period when 1575 pounds of ear corn 

 were added. The addition of corn to the ration did not decrease 

 the appetite of the cattle for silage, but it became necessary to re- 

 duce the amount fed in order to get the cattle to eat a sufficient 



