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tity of clover or other leguminous hay, a point of great importance. 

 The steers fed clover hay made nearly twice as large and far more 

 economical gains than those fed timothy hay, another fact of great 

 value to the feeder. Alfalfa hay proved about equal to clover hay, 

 and cowpea hay of slightly lower value. Millet and sorghum hay 

 made a poor showing when fed with shelled corn. 



Roughages for wintering steers getting a limited grain allowance. 



* One trial. + Two trials. X Three trials. 



Waters concludes : ' ' One ton of timothy hay is worth as much as 

 3 tons of whole corn stover when each is the sole feed. (665) Shred- 

 ding corn stover did not enhance its feeding value, and nearly as 

 great waste occurred as with whole corn stover." While the steers 

 fed whole or shredded field-cured corn stover did not maintain their 

 weight, those fed silage made from corn cut at the same time and 

 from which all the ears had been removed made small daily gains. 

 More dry matter was given in the stover, but a large part was left 

 uneaten, while nearly all the silage was consumed. 



III. Pasturing Cattle. 



502. Gains on grass alone. — Mumford and Ilall of the Illinois 

 Station,^ from extensive inquiries in that state, report that cattlemen 

 estimate the daily increase per head of steers during the grazing sea- 

 son at 1.66 lbs. for yearlings and 1.87 lbs. for 2-yr.-olds. 



Waters of the Missouri Station,- gathering statistics from more 

 than 1,000 successful cattlemen in Missouri, Illinois, and Iowa, found 

 the average gains from cattle pastured for the 6-months period, 

 May 1 to November 1, to be as shown on the next page. 



Cir. 79. 



Cir. of Information, No. 24. 



