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BULLETIX 628, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



The cattle in Lot 2 were given a total of 1.807 pounds of corn 

 silage and 789 pounds of corn stover, hay. and straw per steer, or a 

 daily ration of 6.03 pounds of corn stover, hay, and straw, and 13.8 

 pounds of corn silage per steer. 



The cattle in Lot 3 were given practically the same amounts of 

 feed as those in Lot 2. The daily ration consisted of 6.04 pounds of 

 corn stover, hay, and straw, and 13.11 pounds of corn silage per 

 steer. The winter-grazed cattle in Lot 4 were fed a total of 183 

 pounds of corn stover, hay, and straw, and 58.5 pounds of ear corn 

 per steer. The weather during this winter was very severe at times 

 and the steers in this lot were fed 24 days on account of snows. 



Fig. 4. — Steers after wintering on pasture (Lot. 4, 1914-15). 



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

 total amount of feed consumed for the winter of 1915-16. During 

 this year the steers in Lot 1 got an average daily ration of 3.14 

 pounds of ear corn and 11.41 pounds of corn stover, hay, and straw. 

 The steers in Lots 2 and 3 got the same amounts of feed or a daily 

 ration of 18 pounds of corn silage and 6 pounds of corn stover, hay, 

 and straw per steer. The winter-grazed cattle (Lot 4) were fed 29 

 pounds of ear corn and 128 pounds of corn stover, hay, and straw 

 per steer during the bad weather, which extended over a period of 

 14 days during the winter. 



TOTAL AND DAILY GAINS DURING WINTER. 



Table 3 shows the average total gains and the daily gains made 

 per steer during each of the three winters, 1913-14. 1914-15, and 

 1915-16. 



