Economical Rations in Beef Production. 



least as largely so as it was possible to make the several lots 

 in a given experiment average uniform in quality and gain- 

 ing capacity. It is out of the question to eliminate entirely 

 the error which might be caused by individual differences in 

 the gaining capacity of steers even by feeding in lots of ten 

 each. It is for the purpose of making the conclusions more 

 reliable that the same experiments are being continued thru 

 a succession of three or more years. 



PRAIRIE HAY VERSUS ALFALFA, 



Following is a comparison of the feeding value of native 

 prairie hay as it grows in Nebraska, and alfalfa, each being 

 fed as a roughness to supplement heavy corn feeding: 



TABLE I. Corn and prairie hay versus corn and alfalfa. 



Snapped corn is the ear within the husk or shuck. The figures in 

 the table are its shelled corn equivalent. 



2 In computing profits all items of expense were included except the 

 labor of feeding which is customarily figured as an offset to manure made. 



