BULLETIN 870, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table 4. — Average total and daily rations during four winters — Continued. 



1916-17. 



Lot 



No. 



Number 

 of steers. 



Days. 



Ration. 



Total 



fe^dper 



steer. 



Daily 



feed per 



st:er. 



1 10 



134 

 134 

 134 





Pounds. 



3,015.0 



670.0 



271.0 



3,015.0 

 62*. 

 134.0 



1,622.0 

 611.0 



Pounds. 

 22.5 





Mixed ha v 



5.0 

 2.02 



2 10 





22.5 





10 



"Wheat straw 



4.69 

 1.0 



3 





12.1 







4.56 









1917-1S. 



10 



133 



10 



133 



10 



133 



10 



133 



Corn silage 



"Wheat straw 



Cottonseed meal. 



Mixed hay 



"Wheat straw 



Silage 



Soy-bean hay... 



Silage 



Rye hay 



Cottonseed meal. 



2,660.0 

 73S.0 

 135.0 



1, 782. 2 

 359.1 



2,660.0 

 79S.0 



2,660.0 

 79S.0 

 66.5 



20.0 

 5.55 

 1.0 



13.4 

 2.7 



20.0 

 6.0 



20.0 

 6.0 

 0.5 



Fig. 5. — Steers in Lot 3 at end of winter feeding, 1917-18. 

 GAINS AND LOSSES DURING WINTER. 



The gains and losses in weight during each of the four winters are 

 shown in Table 5. 



Table 5. — Total and daily gains and losses during four winters. 



1914-15. 









Average 



initial 



Average 



Total 



Average 



T nt Numlicr 



. of 



Xo - steers. 







fina 1 



gain(+) 



daily 



Days. 



Ration. 



weight 



weight 



or loss 



gain or 







per 



per 



(-)per 



loss per 









steer. 



steer. 



steer. 



steer. 









Pounds. 



Pounds. 



Pounds. 



Pounds. 



1 10 



128 



Corn silage, mixed hav, and wheat straw. 



622 



599 



-23 



-0.18 



2 10 



12S 



Corn silage, wheat straw, and cottonseed 













128 





618 

 623 



692 



577 



+ 74 

 -46 



+ .58 



3 10 





- .36 













