. Third Trial 1900-1901 



This trial was made with grade yearling Shorthorn steers, 

 and was begun January 29, 1901, and continued until April 

 19, 1901, covering 80 days, with four steers in each lot. 



The steers were well bred native cattle of excellent qual- 

 ity, had been roughed until this time, and were in what would 

 be considered ordinary or thin condition. 



As before, the steers were ; fed in a shed, open to the east, 

 with free access to open lots which were not at all times dry. 



Each steer was given 6 pounds of shelled corn daily, and 

 in addition the roughnesses fed to the various lots were as 

 follows: 



Lot III. Timothy hay. 



Lot IV. Clover hay. 



Lot V. Millet. 



Lot VI. Sorghum hay. 



Lot VII. One-half corn stover; one-half clover hay. 



The hays of the various kinds were of average quality, 

 and had been preserved without injury by the weather. 



The millet had been cut and harvested before the seed 

 passed into the dough state. 



The sorghum had been sown thickly and produced little 

 or no grain, and few of the stems were larger than an ordin- 

 ary lead pencil. It was cut at the usual time, field cured T 

 and allowed to remain in large shocks until required for 

 feeding. 



It is well known that the best quality of sorghum hay is 

 not produced by this method of growing or handling, but 

 this was the only kind that could be purchased in the neigh- 

 borhood at the time the experiment was conducted. 



The following is a summary of the results: 



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