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BULLETIN 1024, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
calculate how much feed will be required to winter the herd. In case 
the feeding’ period is longer or shorter than the one in this experi- 
ment, the column showing the daily feed consumed per 1.000 pounds 
live weight may be used to advantage. 
TABLE 8.—Summary of feed consumed per 1.000 pounds live weight of cow. and 
per calf raised to weaning age. 
Ration. 
1 | Corn silage 
-Mixed hay 
Wheat Straw s2-422- 55 ee eee eee 
4 ACOER SUAGEES 2 SME 2 oie BREE SOREL Beep Oe eee = eee eee 
Soy-bean hay 
Wiheat straws. : 2-2. 22 ee Sos eee aes oe ee ay 
Corn silage 
WReAGSETAWE 222 ee oa a Ske ee ee Ree ES de Seen 28s 
SHOCK Oli so a oe ee SOTA. cia A emcee te eles bee eer 
Mixed hay 
AWRGAT SETA Wee Bi See ee Ra Oe ee le eg pies oe eee 
Feed per 1,000 
pounds live weight | 
of cow. Feed 
per calf 
raised. 
Total. | Daily. 
Pounds. | Pounds. | Pounds. 
3, 688 27.9 3, 038 
1, 252 9.5 1,055 
421 2420 334 
3,911 28.9 3, 352 
1,201 8.9 1, 003 
362 24. 357 
3, 830 29.0 3, 623 
1, 134 8.6 1,077 
237 | 1.8 226 
2, 172 | 728 2, 033 
1, 448 | 11.9 1, 356 
266 | Dany 249 
SUMMARY OF FEEDING AND HANDLING. 
1. For carrying an 834-pound grade beef cow that is to drop a 
calf in the spring or early summer through an average winter period 
of 132 days, the following quantities of feed per day were required 
to make the corresponding gains or losses in 
winter: 
weight during the 
Gain (+) 
Feed or loss (— ) 
- consumed in weight. 
Pounds. Pounds. 
Lot 4:.Corm Silaves| =e seta fo edt") sa cat SI a We sal ete earache Je ar bt oes 
MixGU Ray <2 ee res eee ete ee za _—4 
Wheat:straw._ 2 = NL rs ae ans ; Z 
Lot2. Corn: stave: 2-48 ser ease Ete ie aie ee ee Re 
Soy-bean hays 2 eee s Sige SE Be Sy eh  et aaee Tia! +47 
WV GCE SUT We aha pe 
Lot3: Corn silave = es eraree ate 8 eee AS eI TS 24 3 
Cottonseed "meale sets zs, Se OO SOL eee ik i +20 
Wheat simaiw22 0 22s aa ee ees Cae 72 : 
Lot. Shock corn: 22.0 ee 15. 0 
Mixed Rayo: 2 anes ee eee Sa Ob DF Oi RE = (OED —49 
Wheat ‘Siraw 2S eee ee ee ee 1.8 
2. The average birth weight of the calves and the gains in weight 
made during both winter and summer periods indicate that the 
above-mentioned rations should be ranked 2, 3, 1, and 4. 
