Growing Feeder Steers in Western Nebraska 



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A study of the gains made by the six lots during the differ- 

 ent periods and years, and the rank that these give the various 

 forage rations, is very interesting and instructive. During the 

 winter the steers getting alfalfa or part alfalfa made larger 

 gains than those getting no alfalfa, while in the summer the 

 opposite was true, but at the end of each year the steers fed 

 alfalfa had gained more than those not fed alfalfa. The follow- 

 ing tables give the data for this statement in detail : 



TABLE 21. Relative standing of various forage rations as shown 

 in pounds of gain daily per steer during winter. 



* The data for these 

 t Loss. 



years are taken from Bulletin 105. 



