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BULLETIN 628, IT. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
run through the feed cutter. The steers in Lot 4, on winter pasture, 
were fed only during snows, when they were brought to the barn 
and given a small ration of ear corn, corn stover, and hay. As soon 
as the snow melted they were taken back to pasture. These steers 
had no shelter at all, other than the natural shelter furnished by 
trees, thickets, coves, etc. The cattle in the barns were turned out 
into lots around the barn in the afternoon, and left about three hours 
if the weather was clear ; if the weather was bad, they were left out 
only long enough to get water. The steers were weighed every four 
weeks, early in the morning, before being fed and watered. 
AMOUNT OF FEED CONSUMED. 
In considering the amount of feed consumed, it should be noted 
that these cattle were getting only maintenance rations sufficient to 
keep them in good, strong, thrifty condition. Table 2 shows the 
1 otal amount of feed consumed and the average daily ration per steer 
during each of three winters. 
Table 2. — Average, daily rations (three lointers). 
1913-14. 
Lot 
Xo. 
Number 
of steers. 
Number 
of days. 
1 
25 
128 
2 
25 
128 
3 
35 
123 
4 
17 
112 
Ration. 
Total feed 
per steer. 
Daily feed 
per steer. 
Ear corn 1 
Corn stover and hay *. 
Corn silage 1 
Corn stover and hay l . 
Corn silage 
Corn stover and hay. . 
Winter pasture 2 
Pounds. 
276 
1.250 
2,041 
665 
2,006 
605 
Pnuvds. 
2.15 
9.76 
15. 95 
5.19 
16.31 
4.92 
1914-15. 
1 
24 
131 
2 
24 
131 
3 
31 
131 
4 
26 
131 
Ear corn 3 
Corn stover, hay, and straw 3 . 
Corn stover, hay, and straw ' . 
Corn silage 4 
Corn stover, hay, and straw ' . 
Corn silage 4 
Winter pasture 5 
391 
2.99 
1.434 
10. 95 
789 
6. 03 
1,807 
13. SO 
791 
6.04 
1,717 
13.11 
1915-16. 
24 
119 
24 
119 
33 
119 
16 
119 
Ear corn 
Corn stover, hay, and straw 
Corn silage 
Corn stover, hay, and straw . 
Corn silage 
Corn stover, hay. and straw. 
Winter pasture' 6 
374 
358 
142 
71} 
142 
711 
3.14 
11.41 
18.00 
6.00 
18.00 
6.00 
i Fed 2.43 pounds cottonseed cake dailv to each steer of Lots 1 and 2 during the last 16 days of experiment. 
2 Each steer of Lot 4 was fed an average of 5.86 pounds of hay for each of 15 days of the winter when the 
grass was covered with snow. This was charged in cost of wintering. 
3 An average of 1.65 pounds of cottonseed meal was fed to each steer daily for the last 16 days. 
4 Silage was not fed to the steers of Lots 2 and 3 for the last 16 days of the expcrimenl . Stover was fed 
as the sole roughage with a grain ration of 2.44 pounds of corn and 1.91 pounds of cottonseed meal per head 
dailv. 
& The steers had to be fed on 24 stormv davs. when the grass was covered with snow. During this time 
each steer consumed a total of 183 pounds of stover and 58.5 pounds of ear corn, which is charged against 
the cost of wintering. 
e The steers had to be fed 14 davs on account of bad weather. They consumed about 2 pounds of ear 
corn and 8 pounds of roughage per head per day during that time, which was charged in cost of wintering. 
