FEEDING GRADE BEEF COWS RAISING CALVES. 5 
TABLE 2.—Composition of feeds used. 
Carbo- 
hydrates, 
ineclud- Fat 
| ing fiber. 
Feed. Moisture.| Ash. Protein. 
Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. 
~ 
CO RUT iad Gee Cal Sie 6 aS A 75.0 1.1 1.9 21.5 0.5 
70.9 1.4 2.4 24.4 9 
Mixed hay......-... eee eer ce tae us oi Sicte's = ofaa'sin 8.3 3.7 6.6 79.5 1.9 
VFL GSVRIS UO Ree ceRteE brie Sc als ane sihs Abin Sioe Sbiecieie 8.4 3.2 2.9 84.1 1.4 
9.6 4.2 3.4 81.5 .3 
OY CATON py spice seine vt che ne Sere aic- c ciciis cicin n= se 2c 9.0 9.1 10.0 68.9 3.0 
8. 4 8.9 15.8 63. 1 .8 
CT TLOUSOCE! IN MEIN e ree nis wis hale cthcinciee cic oS actus ec 7.8 6.0 37.6 40.3 8.3 
ed 5.8 36.8 43.5 6.6 
GSI OLR etee a ete eet ce Soars cite ae Nias nadie w cides 11.8 5.8 7.4 72.6 2.4 
From the analyses it is evident that the feeds used, with the ex- 
ception of cottonseed meal, were somewhat below the average in 
quality. The cottonseed meal used was a little better than the aver- 
age cottonseed meal graded as “good” by the Association of Feed 
Control Officials of the United States. 
Fig. 4.—Cows fed corn silage, soy-bean hay, and wheat straw, at the end of the 
winter period, Apr. 25, 1919. 
FEED CROPS IN THE REGION. “ 
A 3-year rotation of crops, consisting of corn, wheat, and hay, is 
practiced rather generally in the region under discussion. Timothy 
is sown with the wheat in the fall, and red clover is sown on the 
same field in the spring. This provides in the year following the 
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