Show economical ration in in wintering beef calves wintering beet beef calves Is important in nebraska and at the station grounds corn fodder us as part of the ration lias has been under test two years for the second consecutive year ground corn fodder full fed supplemented e with one pound dally daily of cottonseed cake proved to be the most e economical e ono mical ration in wintering the beef c calves alres with ground corn fodder valued 1 nt at 10 a ton alfalfa hay bay 10 a vod tou and shelled corn 42 cents a bushel the ration utilizing corn fodder and cottonseed t on seed meal produced gains at a cost of for each pounds gain ns As con compared pared to where calves were allowed alfalfa full fed and shelled corn three pounds a day although the calves on a full teed feed of shelled corn and alfalfa produced gains at a cost practically equivalent to that of the 9 round ground fodder lot an acre of fodder produced gains nearly double to that secured by feeding the grain only rural new yorker |