CHAPTER XXII. 



TALUE OF THE VAKIOUS FEEDING STUFFS FOE FATTENING 

 CATTLE AS FOUND BY THE EXPEKIMENT STA- 

 TIONS—BRITISH FEEDING TRIALS. 



I. The Concentrates. 



521. Heavy v. light corn feeding. — Smith of the Nebraska Sta- 

 tion^ fed 2 lots, each of 10 steers grown under range conditions and 

 averaging 978 lbs., the first for 140 and the second for 168 days, on 

 light and heavy rations of corn together with alfalfa hay and corn 

 stover, with the results shown in the table: 



Heavy and light corn feeding for steers. 



It is shown that the steers fed 22.3 lbs. of com daily made an aver- 

 age daily gain of 2.4 lbs., and required 922 lbs. of corn for 100 lbs. 

 gain. The lot getting 13.9 lbs. of corn daily consumed more rough- 

 age and less grain. They made the smaller gain of 2.0 lbs. daily, 

 putting on the same amount of gain, 339 lbs., in 168 days that the 

 other lot did in 140 days. The lighter fed steers required 231 lbs., 

 or 25 per ct., less grain for 100 lbs. gain than those getting the heavy 

 ration. These data admirably illustrate the fact that steers given a 

 heavy allowance of rich concentrates, like corn, make a large daily 

 gain, and attain a desired weight in a comparatively short time. 

 Such increase is, however, secured by the excessive use of rich, ex- 

 pensive concentrates. 



522. Soaked shelled com v. dry corn. — At the Kansas Station- 

 Georgeson divided a bunch of 10 thrifty steers, averaging 1,033 lbs., 



Bui. 100. 



Bui. 47. 



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