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In this experiment it seemed necessary to feed the corn sep- 

 arately to secure an accurate record of grain consumed. It 

 is expected that data along the line noted will be forthcom- 

 ing one year hence. 



ACKNOWLEDGMENT 



The feeding in this experiment was done by Mr. Joseph P. 

 Lamb whose watchfulness, and accuracy in making weights 

 and keeping records are worthy of the highest commendation. 



FOUR PERTINENT FACTS. 

 Disclosed by Two Experiments (1903-1905). 



(1) With present prices for both corn and beef, greater con- 

 sideration must be given to the character and quantity of rough- 

 ness fed in connection with corn to fattening cattle. 



(2) Alfalfa hay is pronouncedly superior to prairie hay for beef 

 production, and the more rapid the extension of the area of land 

 devoted to the production of alfalfa, supplanting the less valu- 

 able and lower yielding native hay, the more rapid will be the 

 production of wealth from our soil. 



(3) Native prairie hay, if for any reason it is most available 

 for feeding purposes, should not be fed with corn alone, but rather 

 with corn supplemented with a small quantity of some protein 

 food, such as oil-meal, to give more nearly a balance of nutrients 

 in keeping with animal requirements. 



(4) Cornstalks cut and put in the shock immediately after the 

 ears ripen possess a food value which can not consistently be 

 ignored by the farmer, and existing land values warrant the 

 larger utilization of this roughness by the adoption of methods 

 of harvesting that will make such material more valuable for 

 feeding purposes. 



