BEEF CATTLE IN NORTH CAROLINA. 7 
The first section of Table 2 presents the results for 1913-14, when 
all the cattle were given a very light ration. In the winter of 
1913-14 the " dry-fed" cattle (Lot 1) were given a total of 276 
pounds of ear corn and 1,250 pounds of corn stover and hay per 
steer, or a daily ration of 2.15 pounds of ear corn and 9.76 pounds of 
corn stover and hay. The " silage-fed " cattle in Lot 2 received a 
total of 2,041 pounds corn silage and 665 pounds corn stover and 
hay per steer, or a daily feed of 15.95 pounds silage and 5.19 pounds 
of corn stover and hay. 
The cattle in Lot 3, fed like those in Lot 2, were given a total 
of 2,006 pounds of corn silage and 605 pounds corn stover and hay 
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Fig. 3. — Character of winter pasture and cattle (Lot 4, 1913-14). 
per steer, or a daily feed of 16.31 pounds of corn silage and 4.92 
pounds of corn stover and hay. During 15 days of the winter when 
the grass was entirely covered with snow it was necessary to feed 
the steers of Lot 4 some dry feed. They were given 88 pounds of 
hay per steer during this time. This was the only feed these cattle 
received other than the pasture during the entire winter. 
The second section of Table 2 shows the average daily ration and 
the total feed consumed per steer during the winter of 1914-15, 
the second year of the experiments. The cattle in Lot 1 consumed 
391 pounds of ear corn and 1,434 pounds of corn stover, hay, and 
straw per steer, or a daily ration of 2.99 pounds of ear corn, and 
10.95 pounds of corn stover, hay, and straw. 
