Show economical ration in wintering beef calves wintering beef calves Is important in nebraska and at the station grounds corn fodder as part of the ration has been under test two years for the second consecutive year ground corn fodder full fed supplemented ted with one pound daily of cottonseed cake proved to be the most economical ration in wintering the beet beef calves with ground corn fodder valued at 10 a ton alfalfa hay 10 a ton and shelled corn 42 cents a bushel the ration utilizing utilizing corn fodder and cottonseed meal produced gains at a cost of for each pounds gain as compared to where calves were allowed alfalfa full fed and shelled corn three pounds a day although the calves on a full teed feed ot of shelled corn and alfalfa produced gains at a cost practically equivalent to that of the ground fodder lot an acre of fodder produced gains nearly double to that secured by feeding the grain only rural new yorker |