How much meat should I have in my locker from a 1000 pound steer? This is the type of question that is asked most frequently by locker patrons. Many people, now using frozen food lockers have little conception of how ...

To produce swine profitably, it is necessary to make use of forage crops. This practice not only saves grain, but contributes to the general health of the hogs. Since swine feeders are seeking new and cheaper methods ...

Many tests have been completed at this station bearing on some phase of physical balance in sheep rations. Differences in gains consistently have favored a medium proportion of concentrates to roughage over either more ...

The preservation of food by freezing depends upon retarding the rate of microbial, enzymatic, and chemical changes. It is generally agreed that meat and meat products should be sharp-frozen at -10°F. (-23.3°C), and ...

Last year at the Livestock Feeders' Day, results of experiments were given on the use of mustard seed oil meal as a protein supplement for fattening pigs on alfalfa pasture. The results showed that mustard seed oil meal ...

This current test includes four lots of 10 steers each. The objective is to determine the value of dry bluestem grass as a winter feed for yearling steers. All pastures used for winter grazing had been used the previous ...