. Profitable stock feeding; a book for the farmer . er ton. The gain of those having nograin with hay cost $7 per hundred pounds, whilethe gain of those having three pounds of grain cost$ per hundred, and those having six pounds ofgrain cost $ By the end of the year, allhaving been summer pastured, without grain, ata cost of $4 per steer, the lot having three poundsof grain the previous winter made gains at a costof $ per hundred, while the lot receiving nograin made gains at a cost of $, and the lot re-ceiving six pounds, $ per hundred. No doubtthe no grain calves consume
. Profitable stock feeding; a book for the farmer . er ton. The gain of those having nograin with hay cost $7 per hundred pounds, whilethe gain of those having three pounds of grain cost$ per hundred, and those having six pounds ofgrain cost $ By the end of the year, allhaving been summer pastured, without grain, ata cost of $4 per steer, the lot having three poundsof grain the previous winter made gains at a costof $ per hundred, while the lot receiving nograin made gains at a cost of $, and the lot re-ceiving six pounds, $ per hundred. No doubtthe no grain calves consumed more grass, whichwould put them at a somewhat greater disadvan-tage than the figures denote. The records fromthese experiments, then, would indicate that, forthe first years feeding, a light grain ration duringthe winter with good roughness is more econom-ical, when no grain is fed the following summer,than either no grain, or a grain ration as high assix pounds per day. Character of the Ration.—The successful utiliza- FEEDING YEARLING STEERS,. l60 PROFITABLE STOCK FEEDING. tion of a large quantity of roughness during theiirst winters feeding depends very largely on thekind supplied and its quality. Well cured alfalfa,clover and cowpea hay are best, because any ofthese, with corn, makes a fairly well balanced rationfor calves; though a ration with so large a quan-tity of alfalfa contains really more protein than isnecessary, and something like cornstalks, oat strawor cane, fed in small quantity with it, cheapens theration and at the same time lessens its tendency toproduce scours. Should the roughness consist en-tirely of timothy hay, prairie hay, cornstalks, sor-ghum, millet or straw, then it will be necessary tofeed about three-fourths corn to one-fourth linseedor gluten meal. If bran is used it should formabout half the grain ration with corn. Oats are notespecially rich in protein, but when the price per-mits are a very useful adjunct to corn. Corn silageis excellent fo
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