Cattle Feeding in 1895-96. 
For the feeding tests of 1895-96, 15 steers were pur¬ 
chased. They were grades of mixed Shorthorn and Here- 
f°i(1 011 native stock. Three of them were two-year-olds 
and the rest a year older, i. e., coming four the spring of 
1896. They reached the farm the evening of October 22, 
}^ 95 > after being driven forty-seven miles in two days. 
They were weighed at noon of the next day and divided 
into five lots of three each. Pens Nos. 1 and 6 received 
nothing but alfalfa hay. Pen No. 2 was fed alfalfa hay and 
beets, beginning with five pounds of beets per head per day 
and increasing a pound a day until twenty-five pounds was 
reached. This amount was fed constantly until January 8 
1896. 
. P en No. 3 began on alfalfa hay and ten pounds of corn 
ensilage, increasing to twenty pounds and remaining at that 
amount until December 19, when barley was fed in its place. 
The remaining three steers were turned into a fairly good 
pasture and were fed in addition all the hay they would eat. 
FEEDING RECORD NOVEMBER 7, TO DECEMBER 19 . 
No. of Pen. 
----■-_- 
Hay. 
Ensilage. 
Beets. 
Gain in weight. 
1. 
4552 
4283 
90 
8S 
2. . 
3015 
4472 
4230 
2250 
80 
Pasture. 
J I n 
55 
Feeding on Alfalfa alone .—Pens Nos. 1 and 6 received 
nothing but alfalfa, but Pen No. 6 gained 25 pounds more 
per head with a little less hay eaten. This would seem to 
indicate that the steers m Pen No. 6 were somewhat better 
