18 Economical Rations in Beef Production. 



TABLE IV. Wheat bran versus linseed-meal versus cottonseed-meal. 



In both of these experiments bran gives a much smaller 

 daily gain than either linseed- or cottonseed-meal. In order 

 to furnish the desired amount of protein, it was necessary to 

 feed from five to six pounds per day to each steer, which 

 quantity of this food, rather laxative in its effects, caused 

 the steers to scour both winters. Several steers in the bran 

 lot became more or less rheumatic or stiff. This was also 

 observed both winters, but it was more pronounced in the 

 second trial. No doubt these difficulties were partly respon- 

 sible for the unsatisfactory gains on corn and bran, as no 



