STEER FEEDING IN THE SUGAR-CANE BELT 5 
during the third test was put up in the proportion of sorgo 58 per 
cent by weight and soybeans 42 per cent; and in the fourth test, 
sorgo 52 per cent and soybeans 48 per cent. 
Corn, sorgo, and soybean silage. — (Corn 16 per cent, sargo 61 
per cent, and soybeans 23 per cent.) This silage was poor in qual- 
ity. The crops had been planted late and were not fully mature 
when harvested. 
Cane-top silage. — The cane tops used in this experiment were not 
of the best quality. The supply of cane tops was so far from the 
silo that they usually arrived dried out, which made them very tough 
and hard to cut. Although water was added to restore the moisture, 
the silage was very poor in quality. 
Whole sugar-cane silage. — The entire stalk and top of mature, 
native sugar cane ready for sugar making was used for silage. Some 
of the leaves of flags were so dry that the cutter did not cut them. 
Fig. 4. 
-Texas seeded ribbon cane, planted May 9, 1917, harvested September 11, 
Yield, 17.1 tons of silage per acre 
Japanese-cane silage. — It was almost impossible to cut all the 
Japanese cane into sufficiently small pieces, but although the pieces 
of silage were very hard, there was no evidence of sore mouths. 
The cane was ensiled after it had matured, when it would ordinarily 
be used for sugar making. 
Com and sorgo silage. — The quality was the same as that used for 
the corn-silage lot and the sorgo-silage lot. Since separate weights 
were not kept, it was estimated to consist of approximately 20 per 
cent corn and 80 per cent sorgo. 
Corn, sorgo, soybean, and cowpea silage. — As these were grown 
together separate weights could not be taken. 
Cottonseed meal. — The cottonseed meal used was finely ground 
and of a good color. 
Rock salt. — Common rock salt was of good quality. 
Molasses. — Blackstrap molasses was of good quality. 
