STEER FEEDING EXPERIMENTS 9 



Method of Feeding 



The time of feeding was the same for all lots 6 a. m. and 4:30 

 p. m. The method of feeding was as follows : 



Lot I Grain before the roughage morning and evening. Corn stover 



in morning, mixed hay in evening 



II Corn silage morning and evening. Cottonseed meal divided into 



two parts and poured over silage. When grain was fed in 

 second period, silage, cottonseed meal and allowance of corn 

 all given at same time 



Lot III Corn silage morning and evening. Alfalfa hay before the 



silage. When corn was added, second period, silage and 

 corn offered at same time 



Lot IV Mixed hay in morning and corn silage in evening. Cottonseed 



meal poured over silage first 56 days. When corn was added, 

 it was fed morning and evening, cottonseed meal being given 

 with the corn 



Lot V (a) Silage morning and evening, with cottonseed meal poured over 

 at each feeding. Allowance of alfalfa hay fed immediately 

 before silage was consumed both morning and evening. 

 When corn was added, it was given before the roughage 

 (b) Hay in morning, silage in evening. Cottonseed meal poured over 

 silage. Grain fed before roughage both morning and evening 



Lot VI (c) Corn silage morning and evening. Cottonseed meal poured over 

 silage at each feeding. 



Quality of Feed Used 



A good quality of feed was used each year. The corn which 

 was made into silage was fairly well matured. The mixed hay, 

 which was grown on the college farm, contained a high percentage 

 of timothy, and one year was slightly damaged by rain. 



The alfalfa was purchased on the market and was either second 

 or third cutting. The cottonseed meal was a choice grade of 41% 

 meal. The wheat bran was purchased from local mills, except that 

 for the 1913-1914 experiment which was a western bran. The corn 

 was grown in the vicinity of State College and was well matured. 



Weights and Weighing 



Each steer was weighed individually for three consecutive 

 days at the beginning and close of the experiment, and for three 

 days at the close of the 56-day feeding period. Group weights 

 were taken every two weeks. At the end of each 28-day feeding 

 period individual weights were taken for one day and group weights 

 the previous and following days. The weighing was done as near 

 9 a. m. as possible without change of feed or water. 



