STEER FEEDING IN THE SUGAR-CANE BELT 7 
Some of the crops grown for silage are shown in Figures 4, 5. 
and 6. The composition of the various feeds as determined by 
analysis is shown in Table 2. 
Table 
-Analyses of feeds used in the experiments 
Feed 
Season 
Water 
Ash 
Crude 
protein 
Carbohydrates 
Lot 
No. 
Crude 
fiber 
Xitro- 
gen- 
free 
extract 
Fat 
1 
Corn silage ... .. 
1915-16 
1916-17 
1917-18 
1918-19 
Per 
cent 
74.5 
65.1 
64.9 
72.6 
Per 
cent 
3.4 
2.1 
2 7 
2L0 
Per 
cent 
1.5 
2.1 
2.7 
1.7 
Per 
cent 
7.2 
9.5 
7.4 
7.3 
Per 
cent 
13.0 
20.1 
21.3 
15.8 
Per 
cent 
0.4 
1.1 
1.0 
0.6 
69.3 
2.5 
2.0 
7.8 
17.6 
0.8 
2 
1915-16 
1916-17 
1917-18 
1918-19 
71.9 
70.4 
65.1 
68.7 
2.3 
3.1 
4.3 
3.3 
2.3 
3.6 
4.0 
2.8 
8.2 
7. 5 
9.1 
9.3 
14.7 
14.4 
16.6 
15.2 
0.6 
1.0 
0.9 
0.7 
69.1 
3.2 
3.2 
8.5 
15.2 
0.8 
1915-16 
1916-17 
1917-18 
1918-19 
3 
61.5 
81.2 
73.1 
70.4 
3.6 
1.4 
2.2 
2.1 
2.0 
1.0 
1.1 
1.3 
11.4 
6.2 
8.6 
8.9 
20.7 
9.7 
14.4 
16.6 
0.8 
Average. 
0.5 
0.6 
0.7 
71.6 
2.3 
1.3 
8.8 
15.4 
0.6 
1917-18 
1918-19 
4 
70.6 
72.2 
2.8 
2.6 
I) 
9.6 
7.6 
14.2 
13.9 
0.7 
Average - .___..- 
1.0 
71.4 
2.7 
2.4 
8.6 
14.1 
0.8 
1915-16 
1915-16 
1916-17 
1918-19 
69.0 
2.6 
1.8 
8.3 
17.6 
0.7 
Corn, sorgo, soybean, and cowpea 
silage . 
6 
n. 
2.3 
, 9 
8.9 
14.4 
0.8 
Cane-top silage 
~ 
64.6 
69.9 
3.2 
3.3 
1.8 
1.5 
13.4 
10.4 
16.0 
14.4 
1.0 
Average 
0.5 
67.3 
3.3 
1.6 
11.9 
15.2 
0.7 
W hole sugar-cane silage 
Average . . . .-. 
1916-17 
1918-19 
8 
74.7 
73.8 
L9 
0.8 
1.4 
8.5 
8.0 
13.8 
14.4 
0.5 
0.5 
74.3 
1.8 
1.1 
8.2 
14.1 
0.5 
Japanese-cane silage . . 
1916-17 
1917-18 
1918-19 
9 
77.2 
70.4 
73.9 
2!l 
1.6 
0.7 
1.3 
0.7 
8.2 
11.3 
9.4 
11.8 
14.3 
13.8 
0.4 
0.6 
0.6 
73.9 
1.8 
0.9 
9.6 
13.3 
0.5 
Corn, sorgo, and soybean silage 
1917-18 
1915-16 
1916-17 
1917-18 
1918-19 
10 
63.5 
3.0 
2.6 
10.2 
19.9 
0.8 
All lots. 
9.0 
5.0 
8.8 
8.3 
5.1 
6.9 
5.6 
6.0 
39.3 
41. 
35.6 
37.3 
11.9 
12.4 
14.0 
13.0 
27.9 
26.1 
30.1 
29.5 
6.8 
8.6 
5.9 
5.9 
7.8 
5.9 
38.3 
12.8 
28.4 
6.8 
