8. Corn, Clover Hay and Corn Stover. As was the 



case with this combination of roughnesses without grain, in 

 every trial the combination produced larger gains than did 

 good timothy hay. This means that with a large amount of 

 coarse material like stover to be utilized, one of the most 

 useful materials to feed in connection with it is a limited 

 quantity of clover, cowpea, or alfalfa hay. To combine with 

 this stover, food stuffs which do not remedy its chief de- 

 fect, viz: low protein content, such as millet, sorghum, tim- 

 othy or even corn, will not compare in economic results with 

 the use of a Jegume hay. 



9. Corn, Cottonseed Meal and Stover or Straw. 

 In these experiments it was sought to supply the protein in 

 cottonseed meal instead of in clover, cowpeas, or alfalfa. In 

 other words, to attempt to utilize the low-priced roughage 

 like stover or straw by combining cottonseed meal and a 

 limited amount of corn with it. 



The amount of gain secured was far less than when le- 

 gume hay was used, such as clover or cowpeas, and in view 

 of the high price of cottonseed meal, it would not be profit- 

 able to attempt to substitute this material for one of the le- 

 gume hays for the wintering of cattle. 



10. Gains Made From Light Feeding are Rela- 

 tively Costly. In our feeding trials without grain, the cattle 

 were but little more than maintained at best, and, therefore, 

 practically all of the food consumed was wasted, when reck- 

 oned from the standpoint of gains made. As has already 

 been pointed out, timothy hay very little more than main- 

 tained the cattle. 



When we fed poorer material than timothy hay, such 

 for example as corn stover, not only was all of the feed wast- 

 ed when considered on the basis of the gains made, but to 

 this expense must be added the cost of a slight loss in 

 weight of the animal. 



As the ration was increased in amount so that the rate 

 of gain increased the cost of gains diminished uniformly. 

 This seems to be true up to the full limit of the appetite of 

 the animal, or to the point where the animal is on full feed 

 or approximately on full feed. That is, other things being 



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