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the prices of the feeds, that on silage being an estimated 

 one: 



Cottonseed meal $26.00 a ton 



Cottonseed hulls 7.00 a ton 



Johnson-grass hay 11.00 a ton. 



Silage (produced on farm) 2.50 a ton 



All of the a])ove feeds were of good quality. The- 

 Johnson-grass hay had been cut at the proper stage 

 and was of excellent quality. The cattle ate it with con- 

 siderable relish. The silage, after the first few days, was- 

 also of good quality as far as brightness and taste were 

 concerned. The corn from which the silage was made- 

 did not have a heavy development of ear as the stand' 

 was thick and the planting was not made until June. 

 Probably 30 bushels of corn to the acre would have been • 

 secured if it had been gathered. The cottonseed meal-' 

 was fresh, bright and of a high grade. 



phi:li.mi\ai«\ feeding. 



Some of the steers wrvr bought as early as November 

 1, 1909. Mr. Derby was getting his cattle together for 

 winter feeding, so the experimental steers were placed 

 in tlic feed lots with the general herd of feeding cat- 

 tle until conditions were ready for the experiment to 

 begin. On November 6 the cattle were all started on a 

 small amount of cottonseed meal and hulls. This amount 

 was gradually increased and they were receiving a full 

 ration of the meal and hulls by November 15. This full 

 feeding of cottonseed meal and hulls was continued un- 

 til the experimental work began. On December 1, the 60- 

 steers to be used in the experimental work were selec- 

 ted from the general herd of probably 300 steers; they 

 were divided into three lots of 20 steers each, tagged^ 

 weighed, placed in their respective fields, and the experi- 

 ment proper begun. The period previous to December 

 1 was considered a preliminary period; this period was 

 introduced so that the cattle would have an opportunity 

 to become accustomed to the surroundings and the feeds 

 before the inauguration of the test. 



