Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 118, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 May 1913 — CATTLE FEEDERS TO MEET AT PURDUE [ARTICLE]

CATTLE FEEDERS TO MEET AT PURDUE

Stock Placed on Feed Last Fall Will Be Graded Next Saturday—All Stockmen Should Attend.

The annual spring meeting of the Indiana Cattle Feeders’ Association Will meet in Lafayette May 23, 1913. >The cattle placed on feed last fall will be ready for market at that time. You will have an opportunity to see in adjoining lots, cattle fed on different rations. The cost of feed, cost of cattle and profit or loss per head will be shown with cattle fed as follows: Lot b—Shelled com, soy bean meal, corn silage, oat straw. Lot 2.—Shelled corn, cottonseed meal, clover hay. Lot 3.—Shelled corn, cottonseed meal, corn silage. Lot 4.—Shelled corn, cottonseed meal, corn silage, eloyer hay. Lot s.—Shelled corn, cottonseed meat 4 lbs. daily per 1000 lbs. live weight, corn silage, oat straw. Lot 6,-rShelled corn, cottonseed meal 2% lbs. daily per 1000 lbs. live weight, corn silage, oat straw. Lot 7.—Cottonseed meal, corn silage, oat straw for the first 70 days, with corn added to the ration the last 110 days. The special objects of comparison are: first, soy bean meal vs. cottonseed meal (Lots 1 and 6); second, the comparative value of clover hay and corn silage (Lots 2, 3 and 4); third, the comparison of large and small quantities of cottonseed meal (Lots 5 and 6),; fourth, oat straw vs. clover hay for cattle receiving silage (Lots 6 and 4); fifth, value of corn silage without ggain during the first part of the feeding period (Lots 7 and 6). Prof. W. A. Cochel, of Manhattan, Kans., who was formerly associated with the cattle feeding at Purdue Experiment Station, will be at the convention to talk on “Beef Production In the Corn Belt.” He is especially qualified to speak on the subject, because of his familiarity with Indiana conditions and his wide experience in feeding cattle. All are welcome to attend the convention and bring any Interested neighbor or friend.