Show PRESS BULLETIN of tho agricultural college of utah bulletin no 33 35 of the utah E experiment X peri ment ent station treats of 1 the value of straw as a for hay 2 shott spring periods of grain feeding 3 13 relative value ot of ensilage c 11 sila 0 roots and straw as condiments cond d di i 1 value of different grain grain ra rations eions tile tho following 1 facts facts are brought r out in the bulletin 1 steers fell fed on mixed hay alone for days gained lbs ibs per day each 2 steers fed straw and hay w with ta I 1 grain gained 78 lbs ibs per da day Y bac each I 1 for 33 days steers fed on lucerne and straw for ag lays daya pined gained practically nothing steers steer fed on oil clover and straw for 23 lays days gained 50 56 ills iha per day each 3 led on 0 grain and straw for days gained va 33 lbs ibs per day per steer 4 all the steers after having havin been fed as specified in parag paragraphs 1 2 and 3 gained but 34 lbs ibs per day each for 35 days on oil mixed inix ed bay grain ri iii and roots the small is of the gain is eliou thought 7 ht to be due clue to the chan change chane 0 e 0 of f food 5 steers housed at night an and d in in yard during the alie day when fed on ha hay and grain and either roots straw or ensilage gained 1 0 35 lbs ibs per day each for 31 lays days 6 the experiments indicate that any attempt to crowd a steer late in the spring after he be has been moderately well fed will result in a loss 7 roots hoots made more gain than either straw or ensi ensilage laae 8 As the amount of M grain rain fed increased tho the growth increased and tho the cost of the gain decreased 9 steers bought at 2 cents and fed in the manner indicated during the winter cannot be sold sod at a profit in ill the sprino spring for less than 3 cents the bulletins of tile the agricultural I 1 college experiment station station are mailed free on application |