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BEEF PRODUCTION 



These records graphically show the value of clover, 

 alfalfa, and cow-pea hay as compared with other rough- 

 ages when used as a supplement to corn for wintering 

 cattle. It would seem from the experiments quoted 

 that from 4 to 6 pounds of shelled corn per steer per 

 day fed in conjunction with all the good clover, alfalfa, 

 or cow-pea hay the steers will eat makes an ideal feed 

 for wintering feeding cattle and that the use of timothy 

 and millet hay will be followed by unsatisfactory results. 

 The writer does not forget that the larger winter gains 

 will undoubtedly make the gains on grass in summer 

 somewhat less, but it should be remembered that these 

 gains were made on a ration a large percentage of which 

 was roughage. These records are valuable as further 

 indicating the amounts of the various roughages such 

 cattle will consume when fed all they will take. 



