CALF FEEDING IN ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI, 
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The feeds were charged at the following prices: 
Cottonseed meal per ton__ $27. 00 
Corn per bushel__ . 70 
Corn silage per ton 3. 00 
Alfalfa hay do 15. 00 
AVERAGE DAILY RATIONS. 
As all the calves were accustomed to alfalfa they were started 
on about 6 pounds of alfalfa hay and about 15 pounds of silage per 
day. The silage was increased rapidly as the calves became accus- 
tomed to it until at the end of two weeks they were given all they 
would clean up within one hour after feeding. As the calves were 
to be fed a long period they were started on a small amount of 
grain and this was very gradually increased until the fourth month 
after which they were given the maximum amount of grain until the 
close of the test. 
It is a well-known fact that cattle to be fed for a long period 
will make almost as large gains and much more economical gains 
if they are fed a medium grain ration with all the good roughage 
they will eat for first part of the feeding period, and then given a 
heavy grain ration during the latter part of the period. This method 
was followed. 
Table 16 shows the average amount of feed consumed daily by 
each of the calves in lots 1, 2, and 3 for each 28-day period they 
were fed. 
Table 16. — Average daily rations by 28-day periods, 1915-16. 
Lot 
No. 
Ration. 
First 
Second 
Third 
Fourth 
Fifth 
Sixth 
period 
(16 days). 
period. 
period. 
period. 
period. 
period. 
Pounds. 
Pounds. 
Pounds. 
Pounds. 
Pounds. 
Pounds. 
2.2 
2.7 
3.5 
4.3 
5.0 
5.0 
16.8 
22.7 
23.8 
25.3 
23.7 
26.7 
5.9 
5.8 
4.0 
4.0 
4.0 
4.0 
1.00 
1.2 
1.3 
1.6 
2.0 
2.0 
4.1 
4.8 
5.4 
6.6 
8.0 
8.0 
14.7 
18.3 
18.3 
18.9 
16.2 
18.6 
5.8 
5.4 
4.0 
4.0 
3.9 
4.0 
6.0 
7.1 
8.1 
9.7 
11.1 
12.2 
13.6 
13.7 
15.6 
14.3 
12.1 
13.3 
5.5 
5.6 
4.0 
4.0 
3.6 
4.0 
Average 
for 
entire 
of 156 
days. 
[Cottonseed meal. 
Corn silage 
(Alfalfa hay 
[Cottonseed meal. 
I Shelled corn 
I Corn silage 
I alfalfa hay 
[Shelled corn 
Corn silage 
[Alfaflahay 
Pounds. 
3.69 
22.87 
4.65 
1.49 
6.01 
17.43 
4.57 
8.78 
13.80 
4.49 
During the first 28-day period each calf in lot 1 consumed 2.2 
pounds of cottonseed meal, 2.7 pounds for the second period, and this 
amount was increased gradually as the feeding progressed until dur- 
ing the fifth and sixth periods the calves were on full feed, eating 5 
pounds of cottonseed meal per head per day. The calves consumed 
5.9 pounds of alfalfa and 16.8 pounds of corn silage per head per day 
the first period, but the hay was decreased after the second period to 
