Livestock Feeders' Day, 1950
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Item Open Access A study of factors influencing rate of gain, quantity of feed consumed, and carcass grade.(Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 2012-02-16) Bell, F.W.; Mackintosh, D.L.; Pickett, A.G.Rate of gain in the feedlot is one of the most important factors determining the profits from cattle feeding. Also cattle which gain faster usually have more finish and sell for a higher price per hundredweight. There is considerable variation in rate of gain by different cattle in the same feedlot, and we need to know if the factors which cause these differences can be determined when the feeder cattle are selected.Item Open Access Studies on breeding market pigs by crossing Duroc and Poland with Minnesota No. 1.(Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 2012-01-25) Aubel, C.E.There has been much discussion in Kansas as to the desirability of using the Minnesota No. 1 breed of swine for crossing on other breeds. Consequently a few years ago one of these boards was secured for this purpose. In order to get as true a value of crossing as possible, it was planned in this experiment to double mate the sows. That is, to breed them to a boar of their own breed first and immediately after to breed them again to the Minnesota No. 1 boar. In this way it was theoretically possible to get in the same littler cross bred pigs and pure bred pigs. The plan involved further the separating of these pure bred and cross bed pigs and feeding them out for market in separate groups.Item Open Access Comparison of different methods of grazing bluestem pastures(Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 2012-01-25) Smith, E.F.; Pickett, A.G.It is important that we know as much as possible about the carrying capacity of our bluestem pastures. Cattlemen in general are interested in obtaining as much gain possible from their grass in keeping with sound management. They would like to know whether there is any method of increasing the safe stocking load and maintaining gain as well as grass. Also the effect of such increase on forage species, stand and vigor, and weed population.Item Open Access A comparison of protein supplements and methods of feeding protein supplements to yearling steers wintered on bluestem pasture.(Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 2012-01-25) Smith, E.F.; Pickett, A.G.Good to choice quality yearling Hereford steers were used in this study which included four lots of 10 steers each. The objective was to determine the value of dry bluestem grass when supplemented with different proteins fed by various methods. All pastures used for winter grazing had been used the previous summer but were not closely grazed and dry grass was abundant. The steers were allowed from twelve to eighteen acres per head.Item Open Access Wintering heifer calve that are to be fattened for the summer or early fall market.(Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 2012-01-25) Smith, E.F.; Good, D.L.; Cox, R.F.This is a report of the wintering phase of the third of a series of tests started in the fall of 1947 to develop a system or systems of fattening heifer calves similar to the deferred full feeding system involving the use of good quality steer calves which was developed at Kansas State College. The objective of this experiment are: (1) To develop a system of deferred full feeding using heifer calves (2) To compare different wintering rations for heifer calves. (3) To compare various methods of finishing heifers.Item Open Access Fattening heifers for the summer or early fall market.(Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 2012-01-25) Smith, E.F.; Good, D.L.; Pickett, A.G.The purpose of this experiment is to develop a desirable system or systems of fattening heifer calves similar to the Deferred Full Feeding system for steer calves. The system developed for good quality steer calves consisted of three phases (1) producing 225 to 250 pounds of gain during the winter, which usually require the feeding of four to five pounds of grain per head daily; (2) grazing 90 days without grain; (3) full feeding 100 days in the dry lot. The results of several prior trials at this station with heifer calves were considered before planning this experimentItem Open Access The comparative value of corn and sorghum grains as swine fattening feeds.(Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 2012-01-25) Aubel, C.E.In many parts of Kansas, sorghum grains are used extensively for hog feeding. In previous feeding tests with hogs at this station, ground kalir grain was shown to have about 90 percent of the value of corn. In a more recent test, ground Atlas sorgo grain was shower to have 93.5 percent of the value of corn. Since in recent years a number of new varieties of sorghum have been developed and grown throughout the state hog feeders have a desire to know about the feeding merits of these varieties, especially in times of high priced corn when it might be desirable to substitute sorghum grain for corn. They also wish to know whether the grain should be fed whole or ground.Item Open Access The influence of salt on the gains of steer calves.(Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 2012-01-25) Smith, E.F.; Parrish, D.B.Three lots of steer calves were wintered on silage and 1 pound of soybean pellets per head daily. In addition to this ration Lot 1 received free access to salt. Lot 2 was fed a limited salt allowance (approximately one-sixth of an ounce per head daily) and Lot 2 received no salt.Item Open Access Methods of wintering steer calves that are to be grazed a full season and sold off of grass.(Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 2012-01-25) Smith, E.F.; Good, D.L.; Cox, R.F.It is a well known fact that thin steers usually gain more on grass than fleshy steers. However, information is available about the total gain, winter and summer, of steers wintered at different levels and then grazed on bluestem pasture. The primary objective of this test is to determine how steer calves should be wintered that are to be grazed a full season on bluestem pasture and sold off of grass. This is a report on the wintering phase, prior to going to grass for the 1950 season.Item Open Access Comparison of Hereford steers sired by small, medium and large size bulls.(Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 2012-01-25) Smith, E.F.; Mackintosh, D.L.; Weber, A.D.The project involves comparisons of steer calves sired by small, medium, and large size bulls at each of the three stations under three standard systems of feeding and management. System I, immediate full feeding for 225 days. System II, a deferred full feeding program in which the steer calves are wintering well, grazed without grain from May 1 to August 1, and then full fed in dry lot 160 days. System III, has for its objective the production of two-year-old grass fat steers without the feeding of grain. Phases under this system include: wintering as calves without grain grazing as yearlings a full season without supplemental feed; wintering as yearlings without grain; grazing as two-year-olds without supplemental feed and selling as slaughter cattle directly off pasture.Item Open Access Wheat pasture with various supplements for fattening lambs.(Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 2012-01-25) Cox, R.F.; Erhart, A.B.Many uncertainties and notions are current concerning the use of wheat pasture for fattening lambs. In an effort to find definite information on some of these experiments on pasturing wheat have been conducted during seasons when wheat growth furnished sufficient pasture. Comparisons where made this year of fattening lambs in the lot and on wheat pasture. One lot of lambs on wheat pasture received nothing else. Addition lots were pastured on wheat and received in addition either dry roughage, bicarbonate of soda, a mineral mixture or vaccination against enterotoxaemia.Item Open Access The effect of withholding salt on the growth and condition of steers and on the apparent digestibility of feed constituents.(Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 2012-01-25) Smith, E.F.; Parrish, D.B.Twelve good quality Hereford steer calves were used in this study. They were divided into two lots of six steers each. Both lots were treated similarly throughout the experiment except that one lot was allowed free access to salt and the other was not. The calves were started on test December 18, 1948, wintered on dry grass, used in spring digestion trial, grazed, then full fed in dry lot, and marketed on December 2, 1949.Item Open Access Wintering yearling steers on bluestem pasture, 1949-50.(Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 2012-01-25) Smith, E.F.; Cox, R.F.The maximum utilization of bluestem pasture in keeping with sound management is of utmost importance to Kansas stockmen. If a system of wintering and grazing yearling steers can be developed to utilize bluestem grass profitably during the winter it will be a major contribution to the industry. The primary purpose of this study, then, is to test the value of dry bluestem pasture as a winter feed for yearling steers when fed different kinds and amounts of protein supplements.
