. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. CALF FEEDING IN ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI. 43 METHOD OF HANDLING THE CALVES. The calves were weighed up on October 30 and transferred to the barn, where they were started on feed October 31, 1916. The calves of each lot were fed in pens in a large barn which was open enough on the sides and ends so there was plenty of ventilation at all times. The pens were concreted, so the calves were not in the mud. Fresh water from a deep well was kept before the calves at all times. The silage was fed in troughs and the grain ration
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. CALF FEEDING IN ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI. 43 METHOD OF HANDLING THE CALVES. The calves were weighed up on October 30 and transferred to the barn, where they were started on feed October 31, 1916. The calves of each lot were fed in pens in a large barn which was open enough on the sides and ends so there was plenty of ventilation at all times. The pens were concreted, so the calves were not in the mud. Fresh water from a deep well was kept before the calves at all times. The silage was fed in troughs and the grain ration mixed with it. The silage was of good quality and was eaten readily by the calves. Feeding was done at 7 a. m. and p. m. each day. The calves were weighed each 28 days while on feed. AVERAGE DAILY RATIONS. Table 24 shows the daily rations per calf by 28-clay periods Table 24. -Average daily rations by 28-day periods (Oct. 31, 1916, to Jan. 5, 1917, 61 days).. Ration. Total First period. Second period. Third period (11 days). amount of feed eaten per head. Pounds. Pounds. Pounds. Pounds. 299 2,460 199 399 1,938 Average daily ration for entire period. ("Cottonseed meal \Corn silage (Cottonseed meal ^Shelled (Corn silage Pounds. During the first 28 days of the feeding period the calves of lot 1 consumed pounds of silage per head per day, and those of lot 2 consumed pounds. • The grain ration for each calf of lot 1 was pounds of cotton- seed meal per day for the entire period, and each calf in lot 2 was fed 3 pounds of cottonseed meal and 6 pounds of corn daily. For the remainder of the feeding period, the calves of lot 1 ate about pounds of silage per head per day, and those of lot 2 about 30 pounds each. The average daily ration for the entire period was pounds of cottonseed meal and 37 pounds of silage for lot 1, and 3 pounds cottonseed meal, 6 pou
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