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BULLETIN 628, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



AMOUNTS OF FEED CONSUMED AND AVERAGE DAILY RATIONS. 



Table 17 shows the total amount of feed eaten by each steer and 

 the average daily ration per head by periods and for the total period. 



Table 17. — Feeds consumed and average daily rations, Nov. 17, 1913, to Mar. 9, 



1914, U3 days. 





Num- 

 ber of 

 steers. 



Days 

 fed. 



Ration. 



Total 



feed 



con- 

 sumed . 



per 

 steer. 



Average daily rating by periods. 



Average 

 daily 



Lot 

 No. 



First 

 period, 

 29 days. 



Second 

 period, 

 28 days. 



Third 

 period, 

 28 days. 



Fourth 

 period, 

 28 days. 



ration 



for 

 entire 

 period. 



1 



12 



12 



113 

 113 





Pounds. 

 744 

 1,881 

 458 

 535 

 710 

 1,828 

 338 



Pounds. 

 4.02 



16.04 

 5.00 

 3.25 

 4.32 



16.04 

 4.77 



Pounds. 

 6.96 



17.00 

 3.33 

 4.91 

 6.87 



16.61 

 2.62 



Pounds. 

 7.50 



16.57 

 3.33 

 5.00 

 7.00 



15.61 

 2.06 



Pounds. 

 7.95 



17.00 

 4.52 

 5.84 

 7.00 



16.46 

 2.47 



Pounds. 

 6.85 







16.65 



2 



Corn stover and hay 



Cottonseed meal 



4.05 

 4.73 

 6.28 







16.17 





Corn stover and hay 



2.99 



During the first period of 29 days each steer in Lot 1 ate an aver- 

 age of 4.02 pounds of cottonseed meal, 16.04 pounds of hulls, and 5 

 pounds of corn stover and hay. The allowance of cottonseed meal 

 was gradually increased until the last period, when they consumed 

 7.95 pounds of cottonseed meal per head daily. The roughage was 

 supplied in such quantities as the cattle would eat, and it can be seen 

 from the table that there was little variation from month to month. 

 The average daily ration per head for the entire period of 113 days 

 was 6.85 pounds cottonseed meal, 16.65 pounds of hulls, and 4.05 

 pounds of stover and hay. 



Each steer in Lot 2 during the first 29 days ate an average daily 

 ration of 3.25 pounds of cottonseed meal, 4.32 pounds of ear corn, 

 16.04 pounds of cottonseed hulls, and 4.77 pounds of hay and stover. 

 The Cottonseed meal and corn were gradually increased and the 

 roughages slightly decreased, until during the last period each steer 

 ate an average daily ration of 5.84 pounds of cottonseed meal, 7 

 pounds of ear corn, 16.46 pounds of hulls, and 2.47 pounds of hay 

 and corn stover. The average daily ration per head for the 113 days 

 the steers were on feed was 4.73 pounds of cottonseed meal, 6.28 

 pounds of ear corn, 16.17 pounds of cottonseed hulls, and 2.99 pounds 

 of hay and stover. 



It will be noted that heavy rations of roughages were fed, but that 

 when the concentrate allowances were increased the steers would not 

 eat as much of the hay and stover. Each lot consumed practically 

 the same amount of cottonseed hulls, but Lot 2 used less of the hay 

 and stover. It would appear that Lot 2 had a much heavier allow- 

 ance of concentrates, but it will be recalled that the corn was light 

 and soft and was fed in the ear. 



