Browsing by Author "Turner, Henry C."

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    A comparison of various amounts of cottonseed meal in winter rations for fattening cattle
    Turner, Henry C. (Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute, 1922)
    When corn and corn silage were fed in equal quantities to all lots of steers, the animals receiving four pounds of cotton seed meal per head per day made a greater average gain than those receiving either three, two, or one pound. The animals receiving one pound cottonseed meal per head per day made cheaper gains, however, than did those receiving either two, three, or four pounds. In other words, the average gains made by the various lots varied directly in proportion to the count of cottonseed meal fed, whereas the economy of gains varied inversely in proportion to the amount of cottonseed meal. The greatest gains and quickest gains are not always the cheapest gains. In the handling of feed lot cattle during the winter season under Virginia conditions, where cheap gains are sought, just enough high protein feed should be given to supply the actual need of the animal body.
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    Great sires of the Guernsey breed
    Turner, Henry C. (Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute, 1922)
    The popular sires are not always the greatest sires, for in many cases popular sites are not capable of transmitting average high production to their daughters. The true measure of a sire’s merit is the high average production of all his daughters, rather than the total number of Advanced Register daughters. The two greatest foundation cows of the Guernsey breed were May Rose II and Itchen Daisy III. The four great families of the Guernsey breed, in order of their importance, are as follows: May Rose, Masher, Governor of the Chene, and Sheet Anchor. The three greatest sires of the breed, when judged by the high production of their daughters, are King of the May, Ne Plus Ultra, and Golden Secret of Lilyvale. Select your herd sire from one of the best families, and one that is backed by average high production and individual merit.
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    The inheritance of coat color in English setters
    Turner, Henry C. (Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute, 1922)
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