Show VELVET BEANS GOOD I 1 FOR MARKET STEERS i compare favorably with cotton seed peed meal for fattening ne results given of experiments conducted at government farm j more profitable to filed feed soaked deans than to grind them I 1 prepared by the united states beatea deportment department of agriculture corti corn silage and velvet boons beaus are mid to form a n satisfactory ration for fattening steers for market tills this la Is the ilia result of fuelling experiments just completed nt at the united states stales department of agriculture earitt mil md other points brought out by tile tho tests indicate it that velvet beans bean compare favorably with cottonseed pro the beaus tire tho the sole isolo c of the ration that tunit it t Is more tabo to feed soaked conked bonns boans that it la Is to g grind ind them and that more beans will wilf bo be enten it soaked before they we are fed than if f they are fed dry tile the objects of the to acomparo comparo velvet beans lit in three fornis aholo vl iole ground and so aked with cot tensed gupill na as supplements to corn and try dry linges linge and to determine the anost niost fornis forms tit in which velvet bollus inight bo be fell fed in fat toning cattle for market incidentally it wag hoped that lie tests would show possibilities of grain conservation aaion in tho the production or of boot beef os As it wart bartline line measure inen Burc tho cottlo used lit in the ho tests testa were 40 good bood two avar old steers lit in which dorf horn they wera ware b bouast 0 ug ht in ayt st february Ib lit in the 11 kaist list st louis louls market where they were so e located out of shipments from illinois anil missouri nud and were in fair ebocker i condition when placed ou on lie ho expert linenthal lin feeding rations they were into nto tour four lots of ten tell steers tho the lots selected so that they would be as nearly cual us its po possible jn in weight quality and condition they were bedfor fed for duys days 1 tito average avenue dally ration by to lot I 1 wa I 1 faunds of cotton reed meal poud pouilly as of corn tillage nn an p pounds oc dry blage chiq wac JI lot at ninda dally gain of 2 aco J r i a pounds dt ct a co coat af about 12 ceatha a jroud round oll 07 a hundred tar ii M lot 11 II consumed nn an average dally daily ration of TCO pounds of dry whole velvet bonus beaus 2085 pounds of corn and pounds ot dry roughage this lot antab nn an average dally gain ot of pounds a head nt at a cost of about 11 14 cents it pound or 1412 A hundred lot III nto ate each day nn an average of 0 pounds dounda of velvet bonn boan meal 2002 pounds or of coro corn silage and pounds of dry linge ali e tinli nals made nn all average dally daily gaja of pounds tit nt A cost of about bout 14 cents it pound or 1404 it la hundred indred lot IV consumed nn an average dally dalli ration radon of pounds of soaked whole velvet beans 2340 1340 pounds of torn corn wage and 1172 pounds of dry rough age this lot made nn all average dally dall gait gain of pounds 11 liend hend ut at a cott cot of about 13 cents n pound or 1310 a hundred liun died ohp dry roughage wits it tho the santa for till nil lots lota lint and const consisted sted of corn stover eloper for the first 28 aay period and wheat client straw for tile last three 28 day periods the fords were tit current standard nid prices antl tile chirgo charge against each kind included the actual cost of laying it iowa donn nt at tile farm anim tile the examination of the lit in tile the cooler at baltimore showed that lint lots I 1 and IV were nearly neaily aalke as to quality however meat experts there were of the opinion that it t any difference existed it wits was in favor ot of it iho carcasses lit in lot IV lot it 11 was os letter better than lot III because of the ho greater c covering of tat fot tito average dressed w e lights according to tile baltimore BaUl inoru basis gave the iho following percentages of dressed to live weights lot 1 I lot 11 lot III lot IV af pf TT the steers sold on the hie farin by farm weights tit nt 22 2 bonts it a pound more than they cost lit in vast last st loula |