Show WINTER RATIONS FOR BEEF GAINS by ih the states department DeP artmont of I 1 in feeding tests recently completed fy by the united states stales department of 0 agriculture steers which made only slight gains in weight during the winter put on greater cains on pasture tile the following summer than those lit aich made larger winter gains it WAS demonstrated that differences in gains by steers during lite hie winter title due to rations fed are gradually minimized throughout the period of summer fattening on gross grass consequently it Is important that cattle to be marketed early from pasture should gala gain considerably more weight during tile the winter titan than if they are to be sold late the experiments were wera hopun with 90 good to choice hereford Ile reford steer calves of weaning age and continued until the animals were marL marketed eted as aa three year old steers the calves were divided into three lots of 30 each each lot as nearly uniform as possible in quality size and condition the three lots W wore re each given the same amount of space in an opar barn and kept under cover all winter tile the steers were fed twice a day and the feed both concen concentrates and rough linge lige was carefully weighed at each feeding water and salt were available in ili the barn tit at all times during the period of the experiments changes were mada in hie elie grouping of if the calves and several different rations were fed department bulletin 1431 D effect of winter rations nations on gains of calves marketed as three year old steers contains a detailed account of the experiments together with suggestions gest ions ioas based upon the results A copy of the new publication way may be obtained free as long as tile the supply lasts by writing to the united states stales department of agriculture washington D C |