340 Feeds and Feeding. 



being reported. Shotes followed the steers during the 175-day trial. 

 Kafir meal compared with corn meal. 



While the feeding value of Indian corn for steers has long been 

 known, this was the first experiment in which kafir was thoroly tested 

 for a long period under normal conditions. The table shows that 

 kafir meal proved about 7 per ct, less valuable than corn meal as a 

 feed for fattening steers. Burtis of the Oklahoma Station^ writes: 

 "A bushel of corn meal produced, when fed to steers, about three- 

 quarters of a lb. more beef than did a bushel of kafir meal." Haney 

 of the Kansas Station- found that when fed with either kafir hay or 

 sorghum hay, kafir meal was not equal to corn meal, over 200 lbs. 

 more kafir meal than corn meal being required for 100 lbs. gain when 

 the roughage was kafir hay. (183) 



532. Milo and kafir v. Indian corn. — At the Texas Station^ Burns 

 fed 3 lots, each of six 2-yr.-old grade Aberdeen- Angus steers averag- 

 ing about 875 lbs. each, the following rations for 120 days to com- 

 pare the feeding value of milo and kafir "chop" with corn "chop." 



Ept. 1901. 



- Bui. 132. 



Bui. 110. 



