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BULLETIN 628, IT. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
AMOUNTS OF FEED CONSUMED AND AVERAGE DAILY EATIONS. 
Table 17 shows the total amount of feed eaten by each steer and 
the average daily ration per head by periods and for the total period. 
Table 17. — Feeds consumed and average daily rations, Nov. 17, 1913, to Mar. 9, 
1914, US days. 
Num- 
ber of 
steers. 
Days 
fed. 
Ration. 
Total 
feed 
con- 
sumed 
per 
steer. 
Average daily rating by periods. 
Average 
dailv 
Lot 
No. 
First 
period, 
29 days. 
Second 
period, 
28 days. 
Third 
period, 
28 days. 
Fourth 
period, 
28 days. 
ration 
for 
entire 
period. 
1 
12 
12 
113 
113 
Cottonseed meal 
Pounds. 
744 
1,881 
458 
535 
710 
1,828 
338 
Pounds. 
4.02 
16.04 
5.00 
3.25 
4.32 
16.04 
4.77 
Pounds. 
6.96 
17.00 
3.33 
4.91 
6.87 
16.61 
2.62 
Pounds. 
7.50 
16.57 
3.33 
5.00 
7-00 
15.61 
2.06 
Pounds. 
7.95 
17.00 
4.52 
5.84 
7.00 
16.46 
2.47 
Pounds. 
6.85 
16.65 
2 
Corn stover and hay 
Cottonseed meal 
4.05 
4.73 
6.28 
Cottonseed hulls 
16.17 
Corn stover and hay 
2.99 
During the first period of 29 days each steer in Lot 1 ate an aver- 
age of 4.02 pounds of cottonseed meal, 16. 04 pounds of hulls, and 5 
pounds of corn stover and hay. The allowance of cottonseed meal 
was gradually increased until the last period, when they consumed 
7.95 pounds of cottonseed meal per head daily. The roughage was 
supplied in such quantities as the cattle would eat, and it can be seen 
from the table that there was little variation from month to month. 
The average daily ration per head for the entire period of 113 days 
was 6.85 pounds cottonseed meal, 16.65 pounds of hulls, and 4.05 
pounds of stover and hay. 
Each steer in Lot 2 during the first 29 days ate an average daily 
ration of 3.25 pounds of cottonseed meal, 4.32 pounds of ear corn, 
16.04 pounds of cottonseed hulls, and 4.77 pounds of hay and stover. 
The cottonseed meal and corn were gradually increased and the 
roughages slightly decreased, until during the last period each steer 
ate an average daily ration of 5.84 pounds of cottonseed meal, 7 
pounds of ear corn, 16.46 pounds of hulls, and 2.47 pounds of hay 
and corn stover. The average daily ration per head for the 113 days 
the steers were on feed was 4.73 pounds of cottonseed meal, 6.28 
pounds of ear corn, 16.17 pounds of cottonseed hulls, and 2.99 pounds 
of hay and stover. 
It will be noted that heavy rations of roughages were fed, but that 
when the concentrate allowances were increased the steers would not 
eat as much of the hay and stqyer. Each lot consumed practically 
the same amount of cottonseed hulls, but Lot 2 used less of the hay 
and stover. It would appear that Lot 2 had a much heavier allow- 
ance of concentrates, but it will be recalled that the corn was light 
and soft and was fed in the ear. 
