Value of Various Feeding Stuffs. 



341 



The milo, kafir, and corn were all ground to the same fineness. It 

 is shown that under Texas conditions with cotton-seed hulls for 

 roughage, kafir chop produced the largest and most economical gains 

 and milo chop proved equal to Indian corn chop for fattening steers. 

 There was no material difference in the quality of meat from the thre« 

 lots. (184) 



533. Rough rice and by-products. — In feeding trials with steers 

 at the Texas Station^ Craig and Marshall found that when feeding 

 cotton-seed hulls for roughage 2.3 lbs. of rough rice was equal to 1 lb. 

 of cotton-seed meal in the ration. Ten lbs. of rice bran proved equal 

 to 6 lbs. of cotton-seed meal when forming two-fifths of the concen- 

 trates of the ration. Rice polish was about equal to cotton-seed meal 

 when substituted for a portion thereof in the ration. Rice hulls 

 proved to be without value. (179) 



534. Velvet bean. — At the Florida Station- Scott fed velvet 

 beans in the pod in comparison with other feeds as stated below to 

 sixteen 700-lb. steers divided into 4 lots of 4 each for 84 days with 

 the results shown in the table. 



Feeding velvet heans in the pod, corn, cotton-seed meal, etc., 

 to Florida steers. 



Average ration per 1,000 lbs. of steer 



Cost of 

 100 lbs. gain 



Lotr 

 Corn, 8.0 lbs. 



Velvet beans in pod, 12.0 lbs. 

 Cotton-seed hulls, 10.0 lbs.-. 

 Lot II 

 Corn, 10.5 lbs. 

 Cotton-seed meal, 3.8 lbs. 



Crab-grass hay, 13.5 lbs. 



Lot III 

 Corn, 6. lbs. 

 Cotton-seed meal, 5.0 lbs. 

 Sorghum silage, 20.0 lbs. 

 Cotton-seed hulls, 14.0 lbs... 

 Lot IV 

 Cotton-seed meal, 6.5 lbs. 

 Cotton-seed hulls, 25.0 lbs... 



7.55 



9.07 



10.65 

 12.00 



It is shown that the steers getting 12 lbs. of velvet beans in the 

 pod per 1,000 lbs. of live weight, together with corn and cotton-seed 

 hulls, made the high average gain of 2.9 lbs. daily for 84 days. While 

 all gains were satisfactory, those of the steers fed velvet beans we^-e 

 the largest and cheapest. (263) 



Bills. 76, 86. 



Bui. 102. 



