6 BULLETIN 1251, U. S) DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
As Tabie 4 shows, there was considerable variation in the nutritive 
ratios of the rations as fed as well as in the quantities of dry matter 
and digestible nutrients therein. The rations containing hay and 
straw were especially high in dry matter. The rations of silage alone 
were lowest in digestible protein, while that containing 1.5 “pounds 
of cottonseed meal was considerably the highest. The rations con- 
taining cottonseed meal had nutritive ratios emia Cees narrower 
than the others. 
TABLE 4.—Quantities of dry matter, digestible nutrients, and nutritive ratios of the 
winter rations. 
| 
Digestible | 
nutrients. 
Feed 
. i D Nutritive] Pet 1,000 
oe Daily ration per steer. eer es Garbo: coe pounds 
Protein hydrate weit 2 
* | equiva- eae 
lent.1 
| ae a5) Lous: Pownds, Pounds: Pounds 
1G eViixedshayaGsisipOunds) 2a- == seeeeree eee eeeae ie : AW o}o Beeeigecone 19.0 
lOve Coynal (A pow HAIS)\55 sosSaconcsodesseosceuooc 1.8 . 07 ISS Pease oes 258 
Total......-...-22-:.-20220222- 2222-222 18. 8 70 LORAGH | els s14eOr Ee eee 
2(;Conm-silagel(28.9 pounds) peseeseeeeseeoeeeeeeee | 7.8 37 4.99 Ave Se 30. 1 
33 |) (Croymral Sillevexs) (GEE poyotAVOlS) -o sca soodéosaoesSoeeuse | 10.5 49 GuGia eel ono 40.1 
Aa sCornesilaces(29!5p OuNndS)Peasseeesereeee ee eaee 8.0 38 SOR Ree eee eee 30.6 
Cottonseed meal (1.5 pounds)...-..........---- 1.4 53 ALG Wal ects et 1.6 
Woy ra) LS ea te Sr A a a io ak 9.4 91 5. 7OR\ > eG home ieee ee 
DF | pCormsilace (2478p oundS) Beeeeeece eee eee eece 6.7 32 AN 28 ise sees | 20. 7 
Wiheatistraw (o18 pOUNGS)ixee eee sceee ese cee a: 5.4 02 2,20 ena ee ee 6.0 
Cottonseed meal (1 pound)..............-.-.-- 9 a50) Aq | ssh < kes 1.0 
it BY oy rh sist a, SOPs uma rN ee TR IO RN ce 13. 0 . 69 6295> |. PS 0S1S |e eee 
6a Cormisilacer@4sipounds) paseo sceees eee eee 6.7 32 ASS: |Seeose seme 25.7 
Mixed naive (7.3) POUNGS) ermn ame oeesnnae ee ae 6.8 25 Sb Ieosoapacce 7.6 
| ATV Galles a pa es a tae oe ee A ee 1355 57 901% Fle SAL ORObIEE eee 
1 The carbohydrate equivalent is the sum of the digestible carbohydrates plus 2,25 times the digestible fat. 
4 Based on the initial weights of the steers. 
GAINS DURING WINTER AND SUMMER. 
The initial spring and final weights and the gains and losses in 
weight during each of the three years are shown in Table 5. 
