Forty-five good quality Hereford heifer calves were purchased ill
south-central Kansas for use in this test. They were ted silage, prairie
hay, 1 pound of protein, and 2 pounds of milo grain per head daily
until the test started December 11, 1951. The five lightest heifers
were discarded and the 40 remaining were divided into four lots of
10 heifers each. The system of management for each lot follows:
Lot 1-Wintered on sorghum silage, prairie hay. 1 pound of cottonseed
cake, and 2 pounds of milo grain per head daily, free access to
mineral (bonemeal and salt) and salt; grazed on bluestem pasture
May 1 to July 15; full-fed in dry lot to choice grade.
Lot 2-Wintered on dry bluestem pasture, 2 pounds cottonseed oil
meal pellets per head daily, mineral (bonemeal and salt), and free
access to salt; grazed on bluestem pasture until July 15; full-fed in
dry lot to the choice grade.
Lot 3-Wintered on brome pasture supplemented when necessary
with protein, free access to mineral (bonemeal and salt) and salt;
grazed on brome pasture until July 15; full-fed in dry lot to the choice
grade.
