Value of Various Feeding Stuffs. 



345 



for 100 lbs. gain, and were much less troubled with scours than the 

 lot receiving corn meal only. This trial shows the value of a pro- 

 tein-rich supplement for steers fed corn on pasture. 



540. Dried distillers' grains. — May of the Kentucky Station^ fed 

 2 lots, each of 4 Short-horn and Angus grade steers running on 

 closely cropped blue grass pasture, the feeds shown in the table for 

 168 days. 



Dried distillers' grains compared ivith corn-and-coh meal. 



It is seen that the substitution of 5.4 lbs. of dried distillers' grains 

 for 8.7 lbs. of corn-and-cob meal in the ration brought 0.4 lb. more 

 gain daily with each steer, with about 400 lbs. less concentrates re- 

 quired for 100 lbs. of gain. The high value of this feed used in a 

 limited way and in proper combination is here shown (317) 



541. Sugar-beet pulp. — Carlyle and Griffith of the Colorado Sta- 

 tion- divided a bunch of forty-eight 956-lb. steers of mixed breeding 

 and below average in quality into 4 lots of 12 each, giving alfalfa 

 hay of poor quality to all without limit. Sugar-beet pulp was fed 

 without limit to 2 lots twice a day. Coarse corn meal was fed for 

 concentrates to Lots I and II, the allowance starting with 2 lbs. per 

 steer daily and being gradually increased during the 100-day trial. 



Value of wet heet-pulp in steer feeding. 



Lot I 



Beet pulp, 93. 4 lbs. 



Alfalfa hay, 20. lbs. 



Corn, 6.6 lbs 



Lot II 



Alfalfa hay, 31.3 lbs. 



Corn, 6.6 lbs 



Lot III 



Beet pulp, 97. 3 lbs. 



Alfalfa hay, 21. 9 lbs. 

 Lot IV 



Alfalfa hay, 41.. 5 lbs. 



' Bui. 108. 



Av. 



daily 

 gain 



2.6 



1.8 



1.8 

 1.5 



Av. gain 

 per head 



263 



176 



184 

 147 



Feed for 100 lbs. gain 



Corn 

 Lbs. 



251 

 376 



Hay 



Lbs. 



759 



1,778 



1,189 



2,829 



3,-545 



5,283 



Bui. 102. 



