EFFECT OF WINTER RATIONS ON PASTURE GAINS OF STEERS., 3 
The work was carried on for three years in order to have an average 
of feeds, cattle, seasons, and other conditions tending to produce 
variation. A general outline of the experiment, including the rations 
used for the different lots of steers, is given in Table 1. 
Fic. 2.—Looking from Muddy Creek Mountain across a branch of the Greenbrier Valley. The 
steers were fattened on a pasture at the foot of the mountains in the upper part of the picture. 
TABLE 1.—Outline of the three years’ work. 
ui, ; 
Steers Winter periods. Summer 
Lot Sea, F periods 
Nog oasen: oe on pas- 
lot.1 . 
peas Feed. ture.3 
? Days. Days. 
1919-20 10 127 | 136 
1 |< 1920-21 10 IML | IND RReG! Ineny gual Garr Coal .oseeacds Sncccdocoueccusascoseudoe 128 
1921-22 10 “124 f 141 
1919-20 9 27 Ne 136 
2 |, 1920-21 10 121 {corn Silacersst ey Gee ee eee LAER ene teks WL soem alate | 128 
1921-22 10 124 | 141 
1919-20 10 127 136 
3 |4 1920-21 10 12a Cormisilaget eee cee eee ee ert Seas oe ISS coy a bas. Soviet 128 
1921-22 10 124 141 
1919-20 10 127 136 
4 |< 1920-21 10 121 jor silage and cottonseed Meal. censeoseeeeveeeeneseseesf 128 
1921-22 10 124 | 141 
1919-20 10 127 | | 136 
5 |4 1920-21 8 121 for silage, cottonseed meal, and wheat straw.......-..- baie 128 
1921-22 10 124 | 141 
1919-20 10 127 136 
6 4 1920-21 10 (Zipp Conmsiarcandimixe dua yassaseeeeee eee eeee eer neem ase. 128 
1921-22 10 124 141 
‘ Owing to accidents 1 steer diedin Lot 2in the summer of 1919-20 and 2 steers died in Lot 5in the winter 
of 1920-21; averages for Lot 2 are based on 29 steers, and for Lot 5 on 28 steersin subsequent tables. 
2 1919-20, December 23 to April 27,inclusive; 1920-21, December 28 to April 27, inclusive; 1921-22, Decem- 
ber 23 to April 25,inclusive. The average length of period is 124 days. : 
3 1919-20, April 28to September 10,inclusive; 1920-21, April 28 to September 2, inclusive: 1921-22, April 
26to September 13,inclusive. Theaverage length of period is 135 days. 
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