STEElt FEEDING EXPERIMENTS 



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every case was simple and the amount consumed varied with the 

 composition or character of the feed. 



Table IV Feed and Air-Dry Matter Consumed Daily per Steer by 



Periods, Air-Dry Matter per Pound of Gain, and 



Cost of Producing a Pound of Gain 



(a) 1913-14 only, (b) 1914-15 only, (c) 1915-16 only. 



In calculating the ear corn consumed, it was reduced to the basis of shelled 



During the first period the ration for all lots except Lot I was 

 made up of roughage supplemented with a small amount of cotton- 

 seed meal. Lot III is also an exception owing to the fact that 

 alfalfa hay was fed as a protein supplement. 



