EFFECT OF WINTER RATIONS ON" GAINS OF CALVES 6 
The objects of this experiment were: 
1. To study the effects of the following winter rations fed to calves 
upon their subsequent gains on pasture and until they are marketed 
as grass-fat 3-year-olds. 
Ration I Ration II Ration III 
Clover hay. Cottonseed meal. Mixed hay. 
Corn silage. Corn silage. Grain mixture. 
Wheat straw. Wheat straw. 
2. To study the effects of the following rations fed to the same 
calves as yearlings, upon their subsequent gains until they are mar- 
keted as grass-fat 3-year-olds. 
Ration I Ration II Ration III 
Clover hay. Cottonseed meal. Mixed hay. 
Corn silage. Com silage. Corn silage. 
Wheat straw. Wheat straw. Wheat straw. 
The^ three lots of yearlings fed during the winter of 1923-24 wete 
each made up of 10 steers from each of the lots of the year preceding. 
3. To obtain a continuous feed and growth record for steers from 
the weaning age until they are fattened on grass as 3-year-old steers. 
Fig. 2. — Calves at beginning of experiment, December 22, 1922 
KIND OF STEERS USED 
For use in this experiment 100 good to choice Hereford steer calves 
were obtained in north central Texas. They arrived at the farm 
about the end of November, 1922, having been in transit from Texas 
18 days and showing to a marked degree the effects of the long 
journey and insufficient feed. On December 22, when the feeding 
started, the calves averaged 386 pounds in weight, ranging from 300 
to 500 pounds. (See fig. 2.) 
METHOD OF FEEDING AND HANDLING THE STEERS 
For the experimental feeding 90 of the calves were selected and 
divided into three lots of 30 each. In making this division care was 
taken to have the lots as nearly uniform as possible in quality, size, 
and condition. The three lots were each given the same amount of 
space in an open barn and were kept under cover all winter. The 
