720 



MAIZE 



CHAP. 

 XIV. 



of which an extended account is given by Coburn (2). Taking 

 one year, 1896-7, as an example, we find that 5,454 head of 

 cattle were marketed ; these were fed for 2 1 5 days, the average 

 gain per beast being 238 lbs., or IT lbs. per day. To secure 

 this gain the average amount of food consumed per head was :— 



Lbs. 

 Maize Grain .... 3.90° 



Maize Stover 



Hay . 



Bran 

 Oats 



Barley . 

 Oil Cake 



2,150 



6,050 



1-483 



Bushels. 



2-3 



7 

 •7 



out the following rations, corn- 



Henry (1) has worked 

 pounded in accordance with the Wolff-Lehmann feeding 

 standard for steers weighing 1 ,000 lbs. : " These rations are 

 constructed on purely theoretical grounds, but will be found 

 satisfactory where the feeding-stuffs called for are reasonable 

 in price ". 



Table CXX. 

 THEORETICAL RATIONS FOR STEERS OF r.ooo LBS. 



Ration 1 — 

 Maize Fodder 

 Clover Hay 

 Lent Maize 

 Oil Meal, O.P. 



Total 



Ration 2 — 

 Maize Silage 

 Oat Straw . 

 Roller Bran 

 Corn-and-cob Meal 

 Cotton-seed Meal 



Total . 



