DAILY CONSUMPTION OF WHOLE STOVER PER STEER, ON BASIS 

 OF 750 POUNDS LIVE WEIGHT 



In other words, the average ration for the yearling 

 steer weighing 750 pounds was 33.6 pounds of stover of 

 which 19.83 was eaten, leaving 13.77 pounds, or 41 per cent, 

 as refuse or waste material. 



On the basis of the amount offered there will be 

 required fora six months' wintering period 6048 pounds, or 

 in round numbers, three tons per head. It is true that only 

 3570 pounds of this was eaten, and that 2478 pounds was 

 refused, but as this refuse material is of value only for 

 bedding and manure, it is fair to charge it 'as a part of the 

 cost of wintering the steers. 



At $2.00 per ton for this stover about what it costs to 

 cut and cure it, including the extra cost of husking the 

 corn and not estimating anything for the diminution in the 

 yield of grain due to cutting the corn instead of allowing it 

 to fully mature on the stalk we have a total cost per head 

 for feed for a six months wintering period at $6.0O per 

 steer. 



Inasmuch as each steer on the average in our experi- 

 ment lost 33 pounds in live weight, we should add this to 

 the cost, which, at 5c per pound, is $1.65, making $7.65 per 

 head as the total cost of feed and loss in weight chargeable 

 to wintering when whole corn stover is used. 



On the basis of $6.00 per ton for timothy hay, and 

 $2.00 for whole stover, when fed, alone, the advantage in 



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