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from dehorning. They were therefore in condition to take readily 
to their feeds when started in the regular feeding period beginning 
November 13. The feeds for all calves were increased gradually 
until the end of the second 28-day period, after which time the 
amount of concentrates was maintained at the same figures. 
The calves of each lot were given daily about the same amount of 
cottonseed hulls with which the concentrates were mixed and had in 
addition all the alfalfa hay and corn silage they would eat. The 
weighed hay was put in racks for the calves to eat at will and such 
an amount of silage was fed as the calves would clean up in one hour 
after feeding. It is seen that the calves receiving corn-and-cob meal 
did not eat quite as much alfalfa or corn silage as the calves of lot 1. 
Table 11. — Average daily rations by 28-day periods (Nov. 14, 1914, to Apr. 5, 
1915). 
Lot 
No. 
Number 
of calves. 
Ration. 
First 
Second 
Thud 
period. 
Fourth 
period. 
period. 
period. 
Pounds. 
Pounds. 
Pounds. 
Pounds. 
2.8 
3.4 
4.0 
4.0 
5.0 
5.0 
6.1 
6.4 
11.3 
11.4 
13.8 
14.2 
3.6 
3.9 
3.4 
2.7 
2.6 
3.3 
3.3 
3.3 
1.3 
1.6 
1.6 
1.6 
4.9 
4.7 
5.7 
6.4 
11.1 
11.2 
12.9 
14.2 
3.3 
3.6 
3.1 
3.3 
1.4 
1.8 
1.9 
1.9 
2.9 
3.6 
3.7 
3.7 
5.0 
4.7 
4.8 
5.3 
11.2 
11.1 
11.5 
11.8 
3.5 
3.6 
3.2 
2.7 
Fifth 
period, 
31 days. 
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[Cottonseed meal . . . 
I Cottonseed hulls.. . 
Corn silage 
I Alfalfa hay 
[Cottonseed meal . . . 
Corn-and-cob meal 
Cottonseed hulls.. . 
Corn silage 
(Alfalfa hay 
[Cottonseed, meal . . . 
Corn-and-cob meal 
Cottonseed hulls.. . 
Corn silage 
(Alfalfa hay 
Pounds. 
4.0 
6.8 
14.8 
3.9 
3.6 
1.8 
7.1 
15.1 
4.4 
2.0 
3.9 
6.3 
13.9 
4.1 
During the first 28-day period the calves of lot 1 consumed on the 
average 2.8 pounds of cottonseed meal, 5 pounds of cottonseed hulls, 
3.6 pounds alfalfa hay, and 11.3 pounds of silage, while the calves of 
lot 2 consumed 2.6 pounds of cottonseed meal and one-half as much 
corn-and-cob meal. Each calf in lot 3 ate 4.3 pounds of the mixture 
of one-third cottonseed meal and two-thirds corn-and-cob meal per 
head per day. 
During the third period and thereafter each calf of lots 1, 2, and 3 
was fed 4, 4.9, and 5.6 pounds of concentrates per day, respectively. 
As these calves were less than 12 months old, it seemed best not to 
feed them more cottonseed meal than these amounts. As the calves 
were never fed a heavy grain ration, the amount of roughage con- 
sumed did not decrease as the feeding progressed, but in fact in- 
creased gradually as the calves increased in weight. The amount of 
alfalfa hay consumed by each lot was very uniform for all lots and 
for all periods of the experiment. For some unknown reason the 
calves of all lots consumed more silage than usual during the last 
two periods and somewhat less hay than the average. 
