Cattle Feeding Experiment. 9 



of the experiment proper that the cattle were receiving what 

 would be considered a full grain feed. 



During the first two months of the experiment, all lots 

 were purposely fed the same weight of grain and all the hay 

 that would be cleaned out of the racks reasonably well. 

 After the second month, each lot was fed grain according 

 to the appetites of the cattle, some taking more than others, 

 the amount fed being just what would be consumed within 

 about one hour after feeding. The steers were fed morning 

 and night, at the same hours each day, and the feeding 

 bunks were large enough to accommodate the ten head at 

 one time. 



Every feed of roughage was weighed, the waste being 

 thrown out for bedding but charged to the steers as though 

 all had been consumed. This amounted to several pounds 

 each day in the case of the corn-stover, the butts being use- 

 less for feed. 



MONTHLY RECORD OF GAINS. 



An attempt was made to secure an accurate record of the 

 gains by month. It was thought that by making an average 

 of three weights on successive days at the end of each month, 

 uneven ness due to fill would be overcome, which was true in 

 part, though the daily gains for each separate month as 

 shown by the following table are so variable as to make one 

 conclude that fill is a difficult matter to control, even when 

 several weighings are made at the same hour each day and 

 under the same conditions. The table is of especial interest 

 in that it shows the average amount of both grain and hay fed 

 daily during each period of four weeks, the increasing amount 

 of feed required for a pound of gain as the cattle take on 

 more fat, and the corresponding increase in cost of gains. 



