The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-06

The Minnesota station mas ucen con-
Quoting some experiments In fattenlng
steers In winter Three breeds were
represented In the test. shorthorns.
Herefords and Galloways. The feed
consisted OF meal corn. ensilage and
hay. The meal was made up Of wheat
bran. ground wheat and ground corn.
The following are the more important
Of the conclusions that may be drawn
from the experiment:
l. That under Us condition steers
averaging i.Oif pounds In live weight
during the fatting period. will con-
sumo daily ration OF % pounds cora
ensilage. S.3i pounds Of hay and $50
pounds OF meal. or total OF 4l.65
pounds per day.
2. II furnishes an illustration OF the
fair measure OF adaptabllity for fat
tening possessed by grades OF the re-
spoctiye breeds from which the selec-
lions were made. without assigning a
marked superiority to any one Of them
? Il demonstrates the important
truth that when animals are being fat
tened. they will consume more meal
than they can properly digest and as
simulate, even when they do not get
"on their feed" hence the necessity
for adjusting the meal fed TO the diges-
tive capacity OF the respective animals
4. Il shows the necessity OF CAREFUL
ness In feeding the meal portion OF the
.ation, as the cost OF making one pound
OF increase In weight with the steers
In lot was but $50 cents. while with
those In lot 2 Il was 6.36 cents and
with those In lot 3. 6l9 cents
9. The increase In the consumption
Of meal. the more costly food. by tho
steers In lots aud respectively. did
not effect a corresponding decrease IN
the consumption Of the coarser and
cheaper food factors
G. II emphasizes the inability Of ani-
mails nearly equal In live weight 10
take similar quantities OF food. az evil
dencod by the shorthorn grade In lot
3getting somewhat "oif his feed" while
the steers OF the other grades getting
fo0d similar In quantity and Kind were
not 10 affected.
? Tho inscparable relation between
quality In food and well doing Ia the
animals Is also emphasized. as when the
quality Of the onsllage or Of the hay
diminished. the effect was at once APP
parent In the decrease in the gains OF
the steora
s. The fact should be recognized IN
fattening cattle. that the same diet
IN Kind may not be equally relished by
all the animals. as witnessed In the shy
consumption OF corn ensilage by the
steers. No. / In lol and No ? In
lot 3, In practice, such foods should
not be forced upon them
?. Wheat at Si5S6 per ton or i7.6
cents per bushol can be led with adj
vantage ana profit 10 Steers that are
being iattenod. when the prices Of the
other food factors used and also u the
meat arc rs In this experiment
10. II the food given 10 the steers
IN lot had been charged at home val
ues. the cost o. making the Increase IN
the live weight during the experiment
proper would have been less than the
cost OF the food used In making Il.
rcsal, not often realized In finishing
cattle for The block
II. In fattening steers. when the
difference between the buying and the
selling Price per pound live weight is
ia cents. a TODD profit can be made
from feeding well Graded steers OF the
beef breeds when the relations between
the prices Of food and meat are the
same as In this experiment
r. The value OF the animals was
nearly doubled IN feeding for 40 days.
since the value Of the animals AZ the
commencement OF the experiment was
S2S63S. and the increase In the value
az the close Of the experiment was
S27i02. hence the wisdom Of fattcn-
lng cattle upon arabic farms on which
they may have been reared
-. This experiment emphasizes the
Importance o. selling fat animals with
promptnoss when the conditions Of sale
are favorable, as The profits from carry.
Ing the steers through the after expert.
mcni we're reduced to the extent Of
Se0e5.
H. wen finished steers with an
average weight OF about 1900 pounds.
viii Lose about 30 pounds each In live
weight. when left Ia the stall without
food for Is hours.