Forty-four good to choice Hereford steer calves from near Paducah,
Texas, were assigned to four treatments on the basis of weight. All lots
were fed identical high roughage rations. They received per head daily:
4.7 pounds of sorghum grain, 0.5 pound of soybean meal, 0.1 pound of
bonemeal, and 3 pounds of alfalfa hay. Sorghum silage was fed according
to appetite, and salt was offered free choice.