Show minerals fed to steers found to be beneficial minerals tor for steers were tried at the iowa station during the past winter A mixture of 50 pounds ground limestone 50 pounds spent boneblack bone black and one third ounce of potassium iodide was fed to the steers at the rate of one ounce per head bead per day the steers in this experiment got shelled corn corn silage clover hay and oil meal with salt available at all times the cattle which had bad minerals gained slightly better had a better appetite and were a little better finished at the end of the feeding period jhan than other cattle which had the same ration minus the minerals mineral feeding to steers Is still la in the experimental stage but the results at the iowa station indicate that it may be worth while where good clover or alfalfa hay Is fed we should expect that minerals have less effect than in a ration in which the hay has less mineral matter than clover or alfalfa alt those who can easily secure the minerals can well afford to try the iowa mixture with their next load of steers |