Show A 0 WINTER RATIONS FOI B EEF BEEF GAINS irre prepared pared by ilia he united department ot of agriculture in feeding tents teata deceu recently t ily completed by the united states department of agriculture steers which duade only slight blight gains lit in weight during the winter put in hi greater gains on pasture the following summer than those which made fat larger gar winter gain it aka was demonstrated rated that hint in gains by steers during tho the winter due to antto na fed are gria gradually dually minimized throughout the period of summer fattening on grass grasa consequently it la Is important that cattle to tie be iii early from froin pasture should gain considerably diloro weight during tile the winter fault it if they tire lire to bo be sold late the experiments were begun with go 00 good to choice Ile hereford reford steer colvea calves of weaning age und find continued until the were marketed ng as throe thre yea ro old the calves were dIvIt divided fed into oliree lots of BO ench each elicit tot lot its as nearly uniform na as possible in quality size lind condition the three lots vore elicit each given the alie sanio same amount of space in an open barn and kept under covet coer all winter the steers were fed twice it day and the reed feed both concentrates and roughage was carefully weighed at each feeding water find and suit salt were available in theburn the burn nt nil times time 9 during the period of the tha experiments changes were alade la in tile the grou grouping ving of the calves an and several different rations were fed department bulletin 1431 D effect of winter rations nations on oil gains of calves marketed as three idear earold ear old steers contains n detailed account of tile tho experiments together with suggestions gest gestI ions based upon the results A copy of tile the new publication may inay be obtained free as aa long is the tha supply lasts by writing to tile the united states department of washington D 0 |