BEEP CATTLE IN NORTH CAROLINA. 7 



The first section of Table 2 presents the results for 1913-14, when 

 all the cattle were given a very light ration. In the winter of 

 1913-14 the "dry-fed" cattle (Lot 1) were given a total of 276 

 pounds of ear corn and 1,250 pounds of corn stover and hay per 

 steer, or a daily ration of 2.15 pounds of ear corn and 9.76 pounds of 

 corn stover and hay. The " silage-fed " cattle in Lot 2 received a 

 total of 2,041 pounds corn silage and 665 pounds corn stover and 

 hay per steer, or a daily feed of 15.95 pounds silage and 5.19 pounds 

 of corn stover and hay. 



The cattle in Lot 3, fed like those in Lot 2, were given a total 

 of 2,006 pounds of corn silage and 605 pounds corn stover and hay 



Fig. 3. — Character of winter pasture and cattle (Lot 4, 1913-14). 



per steer, or a daily feed of 16.31 pounds of corn silage and 4.92 

 pounds of corn stover and hay. During 15 days of the winter when 

 the grass was entirely covered with snow it was necessary to feed 

 the steers of Lot 4 some dry feed. They were given 88 pounds of 

 hay per steer during this time. This was the only feed these cattle 

 received other than the pasture during the entire winter. 



The second section of Table 2 shows the average daily ration and 

 the total feed consumed per steer during the winter of 1914-15, 

 the second year of the experiments. The cattle in Lot 1 consumed 

 391 pounds of ear corn and 1,434 pounds of corn stover, hay, and 

 straw per steer, or a daily ration of 2.99 pounds of ear corn, and 

 10.95 pounds of corn stover, hay, and straw. 



