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produced from one-fifth to nearly one-third more milk 

 than when they were fed on the unbalanced ration, and 

 that the yield of milk solids was from thirty to forty 

 per cent greater. 



Growing Steers — Waters* reports the results of 

 several years' work with yearling' steers, in which a 

 gain from corn and timothy hay is compared with that 

 from several other rations, in which the com was at 

 least partially balanced with cowpea hay, clover hay, 

 etc. The following tables present a summary of the 

 results : 



COMPARISON OF BALANCED AND UNBALANCED RATIONS 



First trial, 1899-00, 104 days, four steers in each lot, four 

 pounds corn per day per head. 



Com eaten, lbs 



Hay eaten, lbs 



Total gain, lbs 



Average dally gain, lbs 

 Grain per lb gain, lbs., 



Corn and 

 timothy hay 



1,568 

 6,536 

 260 

 .64 

 6.00 



Corn and 

 cowpea hay 



1,568 

 7,757 



1.54 

 2.61 



In this trial the substitution of cowpea hay for the timothy 

 more than doubled the gain. 



Second trial, 1900-01, 80 days, four steers in each lot, six 

 pounds shelled corn per day per head. 



Corn eaten, lbs 



Hay eaten, lbs 



Total gain, lbs 



Average dally gain, lbs.. 

 Grain per lb gain, lbs 



Corn and 



timothy 



hay 



1,926 

 1,543 

 318 

 1.00 

 6.06 



Corn and 



clover 



hay 



1,926 



5,719 

 640 

 2.00 

 3.01 



Corn and 

 millet 



1,926 



3,941 



119 



.37 

 16.10 



Corn and 



sorghum 



hay 



1,926 

 4,727 

 166 

 .62 

 11.60 



The results of the two experiments are in full 

 accord. Note the difference in the amount of gain 



•Missouri experiment station — Board of agriculture bulletins,. 

 September and October, iqoi. 



