Alfalfa and Beets —The beets were eaten greedilv and 
were ted in liberal quantities. The steers ate fm t , 
ot beets from November 7 to December 19 andA addition 8 
about as much hay as the steers that had noth,hn, but lav 
As they gained less on hay and beets than they did on hav 
a one tile beets were apparently more than wasted. 
Ihe pens on hay and beets and on hay and ensilao-e 
consumed nearly the same amount of food value and gained 
almost exactly the same amount in weight 8 d 
- Fall Pasture for Steers.— During the hrst few days after 
the s eers were turned into pasture they filled out nicely 
andT he ' 1C M W K ather Ca ' ne they almost ceased growing 
and from November 7 to December i 9 they gained scarcely 
one half as much as those fed in the pens. It was so evi 2 
that they were not doing well on pasture that, December 10 
they were brougnt to the yards and put on hay and corn’ 
They had, however, received such a set back that they did 
not recover from its effect for more than a month. Even 
when sold 111 Denver four months later, their total gain was 
79 pounds less than that of the rest of the steers. 
HEAVY GRAIN FEEDING. 
Heavy feeding began December 19, though the steers 
fi "of M CeiV if th i 1 ar ? est amount of grain until about the 
first of March All the pens received alfalfa hay and in 
beets 10 Pen e Nn ?'h r f ceived corn; Pen No. 2, wheat and 
beets , Fen No. 3, barley; and Pen No. 6, barley and beets. 
RECORD OF FEEDING, DECEMBER 19 TO APRIL 6 . 
No. of Pen. 
Hay. 
Corn. 
Wheat. 
Barley. 
Beets. 
Gain in 
weight 
per head 
Shrinkage in 
shipping. 
1 . 
2. 
9195 
7938 
8898 
7524 
2334 
237 
237 
756 
6936 
155 
163 
76 
141 
8 
—27 
2352 
3. 
2574 
2256 
—- 
237 
5694 
—37 
—66 
Corn versus Barley. —-A comparison of Pen Nos. i and ^ 
1S a ^; st corn an d barley, each fed without beets 
the PrnPT ate ne Nt the same am0unt of ha y and much 
the same of grain. The extra grain eaten by Pen No. 3 just 
a-bout balances the extra hay and a few beets fed to Pen No. 
1. both the nutritive and commercial value of the foods 
eaten are equivalent. The growth is decidedly in favor of 
he corn. Not only did the corn make a larger growth 
amounting to 7 9 pounds per head, but this growth was so’ 
much firmer that it shrank less in shipment. The corn-fed 
