2 66 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



8. The silage-fed steers were in much better thrift and flesh at the 

 end of the experiment than were the shock corn fed steers. 



9. In case of the silage-fed steers 97.69 per cent of the meat produced 

 was beef and 2.31 per cent pork. In case of the shock-corn-fed steers 

 84.22 per cent of the meat produced was beef and 15.78 per cent was 

 pork. This clearly shows that pork production is an important factor in 

 a system of feeding shock corn for beef production , while it may be en- 

 entirely eliminated from a system of silage feeding for beef production 

 proctically without loss. 



10. It should be noted that the silage-fed lot comsumed less feed 

 than the shock corn lot and less feed per' pound of gain whether beef 

 alone is considered or beef and pork combined. The amount of dry mat- 

 ter required to produce a pound ol pain of meat where the corn was- fed. 

 in the form of silage was 6:52; vhere fed in the form of shock corn it 

 was 8.57 pounds. 



11. With an average daily ration to each steer in Lot 1 of 26 pounds 

 silage, two pounds oat and 4.55 pounds of mixed hay, an average daily 

 gain of 1.68 pounds was secured ior a period of 88 days. With an average 

 daily ration to each steer in Lot 2 of 13.22 pounds shock corn, two pounds 

 oats and four pounds mixed hay an average daily gain of 1.42 pounds was 

 secured for a period of 88 days. \ 



12. Under conditions comparable with those prevailing in this ex- 

 periment one steer would be able to make an everage daily gain ofi 1.6S 

 pounds for a period of six months on .82 of an acre of silage, oats, and 

 hay of which .31 of an acre would be- devoted to corn for silage, .23 of an 

 acre to oats ard .28 of an acre to hay. One steer receiving shock corn, 

 oats and hay would be able to make an average daily gain of 1.42 pounds 

 for a period of six months on .92 of an acre, of which .45 of an a r re would 

 be devoted to growing the corn, 2? of an acre to oats, and .24 of arrt aipre 

 to hay, making a difference of .26 of a pound of meat per day. per steer 

 and one-tenth of an acre of land for the season, both being in favor of the 

 steers receiving their corn in the form of silage for the period desig- 

 nated. 



