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Growing Feeder Steers in Western Nebraska 



TABLE 22. Relative daily gains of steers during summer that 

 icere wintered on the different forage rations indicated. 



Three-year-olds Gains 



Alfalfa and prai- 

 rie hay i .93 



Alfalfa and cane . 



Lbs. 



Cane 2.28 



Prairie hay and 



cane 2.20 



Prairie hay 2 . 09 



Alfalfa and cane . 1 . 92 



Alfalfa 1.91 



Alfalfa and prai- 



.49 rie hay 1.61 



When we consider the summer gains made by the six lots, 

 we find that the steers wintered on prairie hay made the largest 

 gains two times out of three and those wintered on cane made 

 the largest gains once. Those wintered without alfalfa always 

 made larger summer gains than those wintered on alfalfa or a 

 ration ono-hnlf nlfnlfa. 



TABU-: :>.'>. -/{dative standing of various forage rations as shown 

 />// the (/a ins made by the steers during the year winter and 

 summer. 



First Year | 



!O 



L&s 



Alfalfa 339 



Alfalfa and 



cane 307 



Alfalfa and 



prairie hay 297 

 P r a i r i e hay 



and r-ane . . 296 



Cane 290 



Prairie hay. . 276 

 Average. .301, 



Second Year 



O 



ibs 

 Alfalfa and 



cane 252 



Alfalfa and 



prairie hay. 250 



Cane . . . . 243^ 



Third Year 



O_ 



Lbs 



Alfalfa and 

 cane 241 



Alfalfa and 

 prairie hay. 234 



Alfalfa 193 



Prairie hay 

 and cane . . . 191 



Alfalfa 237J 



Prairie hay 



and cane . . . 228; Cane 190 



Prairie hay. . . 204 Prairie hay. . . 162 

 236 . 



Total Gains 



Lbs 

 Alfalfa and 



cane 800 



Alfalfa and 



prairie hay. 781 



Alfalfa 



769 



Cane 723 



Prairie hay 



and cane ... 715 

 Prairie hay. . . 643 



. 738 



