EFFECT OF WINTER RATIONS ON GAINS OF CALVES 
Table 4. — Average weights of steers at beginning and end of each winter period 
Lots and rations 
Decem- 
ber, 
1922 
April, 
Decem- 
ber, 
1923 
April, 
1924 
1924 
1925 
Sep- 
tember, 
1925 
Total 
gain 
(988 
days) 
Ai, 10 steers from Lot I, fed clover bay, 
silage, and straw first winter 
A2, 10 steers from Lot II, fed cotton- 
seed meal, silage, and straw first 
winter 
A3, 10 steers from Lot III, fed mixed 
hay and grain mixture first winter . 
Above fed clover hay, silage, and 
straw second winter. 
Bi, 10 steers from Lot I 
B2, 10 steers as above. 
B3, 10 steers as above 
Above fed cottonseed meal, silage, 
and straw second winter. 
Ci, as above - 
C2, as above 
C3, as above 
Above fed mixed hay, corn silage, 
and wheat straw second winter. 
Pounds 
385 
371 
374 
391 
379 
404 
387 
390 
Pounds 
442 
432 
476 
465 
463 
502 
Pounds 
555 
562 
542 
589 
599 
561 
572 
Pou.nds 
652 
635 
615 
680 
671 
632 
go: 
Pounds Pounds Pounds 
874 900 1,200 
1,213 
1,302 
879 
919 
940 
969 
858 
947 
9C2 
999 
942 
927 
1,202 
1,268 
I 1,291 
960 i 1,307 
933 I 1,284 
919 1, 259 
Pounds 
815 
842 
904 
877 
912 
869 
Since all 90 head were fed the same ration during the third winter, 
as noted before, Table 5 comparing the first two years follows: 
Table 5. — Comparison of winter and summer gains, first two years of experiment 
First year 
Second 
year 
Third 
year 
Lot 
Winter 
Sum- 
mer 
Winter 
Sum- 
mer 
Total 
gain 
Total 
winter 
Gain 
gain 
Gain 
and 
sum- 
Ration 
Gain 
on pas- 
ture 
Ration 
Gain 
on pas- 
ture 
mer 
gain 
Lbs. 
Lbs. 
Lbs. 
Lbs. 
Lbs. 
Lbs. 
Lbs. 
Ai„ 
Clover hay, silage, and 
straw. 
57 
113 
170 
Clover hay, silage, and 
straw. 
97 
222 
319 
326 
A 2 - 
Cottonseed meal, silage, 
and straw. 
76 
115 
191 
do.. 
73 
244 
317 
334 
As~ 
Mixed hay and grain 
mixture. 
117 
94 
211 
.....do 
89 
242 
331 
362 
Bi_. 
Clover hay, silage, and 
straw. 
58 
110 
168 
Cottonseed meal, si- 
lage, and straw. 
73 
243 
316 
344 
B 2 ~ 
Cottonseed meal, silage, 
and straw. 
j Mixed hay and grain 
85 
113 
198 
do 
91 
267 
358 
321 
Bs~ 
109 
111 
220 
do 
72 
271 
343 
349 
mixture. 
Ci- 
1 Clover hay, silage, and 
straw. 
61 
127 
188 
Mixed hay, silage, and 
straw. 
40 
295 
335 
380 
c 2 __ 
! Cottonseed meal, silage, 
and straw. 
76 
98 
174 
do 
46 
279 
325 
C3- 
' Mixed hay and grain 
mixture. 
112 
70 
182 
do 
36 
283 
319 1 368 
1 
Groups Ai, Bi, and Ci were fed as Lot I the first winter. 
Groups A2, B2, and C2 were fed as Lot II the first winter. 
Groups A3, B3, and C3 were fed as Lot III the first winter. 
During the second winter all A groups constituted Lot I, B groups Lot II, and C groups Lot III. 
COST OF RATIONS 
To figure the cost of wintering and summering the steers (Table 6) 
it becomes necessary to fix the prices for feeds used in the experi- 
ment. On account of fluctuations of the market, and also for 
simplicity in making the various calculations, an approximation of 
