Table 13. Corn pasturing vs corn silage for Yearling Steers.
	1959		3-year weighted Av.
	Corn field	Silage in Dry lot	Corn field	Silage in Dry lot
Initial wt.	792.5	791.7	770.2	770.3
Final wt.	863.3	869.2	901.7	916.2
Av. daily gain	2.08	2.28	2.78	3.20
Days on trial	34	34	47.3	45.5
Feed per 100 lb. gain
Standing corn	3390 (50% of crop)		4095	0
Corn silage	0	2194	0	2263
Alfalfa hay	0	110	75	78
Soybean meal	96	88	66	62
Steamed bonemeal & salt, 3:1	9.6	8.7	6.6	6.2
Beef produced per acre of corn	77	249	167	364