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Feeds and Feeding. 



The table shows that each steer in Lot I consumed over 93 lbs. of 

 beet pulp daily in addition to 20 lbs. of alfalfa hay and 6.6 lbs. corn 

 meal. On this ration they made the excellent daily gain of 2.6 lbs. 

 each, gaining 263 lbs. in 100 days. With alfalfa hay, beet pulp, and 

 no grain, the steers of Lot III gained 1.8 lbs. against 1.5 lbs. daily 

 for Lot IV on alfalfa hay alone. These investigators report that thru- 

 out the trial the pulp-fed steers were more uniformly thrifty than 

 those getting no pulp. They estimate that for 2-yr.-old fattening 

 steers 9 lbs. of wet sugar-beet pulp proved equal to 2.8 lbs. of alfalfa 

 hay or 1 lb. of ground corn. (309) 



542. Dried beet pulp. — Shaw and Norton of the Michigan Sta- 

 tion^ found as the results of three winter trials that dried beet pulp 

 tended to growth with cattle rather than to fattening, and conclude 

 that in the earlier part of the feeding period dried pulp can be fed 

 advantageously in large quantities because of its cheapness and ability 

 to produce rapid gains. During the finishing period, however, it 

 should be largely replaced by corn meal. A 1000-lb. steer will not 

 consume over 10 lbs. of dried beet pulp daily. (311) 



543. Cane molasses. — At the Texas Station- Burns fed 2 lots, 

 each of 6 high-grade 2-yr.-old Aberdeen- Angus steers averaging about 

 870 lbs., for 120 days. The steers in both lots were fed cotton-seed 

 meal and cotton-seed hulls. Lot I received corn additional, while 

 Lot II received cane molasses in place of part of the corn. The re- 

 sults of the trial are given below: 



Cane molasses as a partial substitute for corn. 



The results show cane molasses somewhat higher in feeding value 

 pound for pound than corn where it replaces not more than one-half 

 of the corn in the ration. When fed in this proportion it did not 

 induce scouring. 



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