62 



Three Periods — S-'t days : 



o 



o 



Average daily ration 

 per steer. 



Grain. 



Rough- 

 ness. 



Chief food. 



. bO 



f a; 



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 > dj c 



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< CO C 



u 

 a 



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TO q; 



2 (j3 0; 



Pood per lb. 

 of gain. 







I 



II, 

 III 

 IV. 



10.8 



*]0.43| 



"i.'to 



"'9.'22 



. . |C. S. meal, 

 14 . 6 sorghum. 

 C. seed, 

 sorg. and peas. 

 C. seed, 

 sorghum. 

 C. seed, 

 corn stover 



13.2 

 13.2 

 10.' 



Lbs. 



Lbs. 

 192. 



161.8 



100.2 

 82.4 



Lbs. I Lbs. 

 2.23 4.82 



1.93 



1.19 



.98 



5.41 

 8.12 

 9.41 



Lbs. 

 6.56 



6.85 



11.09 



10.23 



The most important portion of the above tables is the 



snmmary giving the results of 84 days. From this we 



observe that to produce one pound of increase in live 



weight required : Rough- 



Grain, ness. 



Lot I, fed cotton seed meal, sorghum hay, 



etc 4.82 6.56 



Lot TI, fed cotton seed, cow pea and sorg- 

 hum hav, etc 5 . 41 6 . 85 



Lot III, fed cotton seed, sorghum hay, etc.8.12 11.09 



Lot IV, fed cotton seed, corn stover, etc ... 9 . 41 10 . 23 



This clearly indicates the superiority of cotton seed 

 meal compared with an equal weight of cotton seed ; the 

 superiority of mixed cow pea and sorghum hay over 

 sorghum bay; and the great advantage of the ration con- 

 taining cow pea hay as compared with those in which the 

 roughness consisted of sorghum or corn stover. 



In rapidity of gains the rations stand in the same 

 rank. The average daily gain per steer was as follows : 



Lot 1, cotton seed meal, sorghum, etc 2 . 23 lbs. 



Lot II, cotton seed, cow pea and sorghum, etc. 1.93 lbs. 



Lot III, cotton seed, sorghum, etc 1.19 lbs. 



Lot IV, cotton seed, corn stover, etc 98 lbs. 



