460 



DISEASES OF CATTLE. 



out 12 or 13 tons. AVhen corn is planted to yield the material above 

 stated the stalks stand thin enough to produce a good many ears, or 

 nubbins. To show the value of corn silage for steer-feeding I present 

 the results just published by Prof. Shaw, of the Ontario Agricultural 

 College, where six grade Shorthorn steers were fed in three groups of 

 two each. 



To Group 1 was fed all the steers would eat of corn silage, with about 

 12 pounds of corn meal. 



To Group II were fed 30 pounds of silage per day, about 12 of meal, 

 and all the cut hay the steers would eat. 



To Group III were fed 45 pounds of sliced roots, and about 12 pounds 

 of meal, with all the cut hay they would eat. The hay was timothy 

 and clover, the roots turnips and mangolds, and the meal consisted of 

 equal weights of ground pease, barley, and oats. The hay was chaffed 

 and the food mixed at the time of feeding and given in three feeds per 

 day. 



The food actually consumed per animal per day was as follows : 



Group I. 



( 57.47 pounds silage. 



( 11.72 pounds meal. 



(30.6 pounds silage. 

 Group II < 11.13 pounds meal. 



' 9.3 pounds hay. 



{ 43.07 pounds roots. 

 Group III ^11.12 pounds meal. 



' 11.22 pounds hay. 



The following table shoAvs the results of the trial, beginning Decem- 

 ber 1, 1890, and lasting 146 days. 



TABLK VII. Showing results of steer-feeding trials at Ontario Agricultural College. 



Prof. Shaw places the following value on the feeds : 



Oats 24 cents per bushel. 



Peas 47 cents per bushel. 



Barley 38 cents per bushel. 



Sliced roots 8 cents per bushel. 



Cut hay $5. 00 per ton. 



Com silage 1 . 75 per ton. 



Six cents per bushel allowed for grinding grain. 



