Dry bluestem pasture has been used successfully several years at
this station as a source of winter roughage for steer calves that are
to be grazed during the summer and sold off grass as feeder or stocker
yearlings. This is the first attempt to supplement dry grass during the
winter with several pounds of grain combined with protein, in an effort
to attain sufficient winter gain so the calves could be finished on
grain in the late summer and sold as fat yearlings The test is to
determine if dry grass can be supplemented in such a manner that
calves will compare favorably in total performance with steer calves
wintered on good-quality roughages.
The steers will be grazed until August 1 on bluestem pasture, then fattened in dry lot to choice grade.
