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The Bulletin, 



Work of this character in Iredell County is of unusual importance, 

 owing to the natural conditions for cattle feeding and the great interest 

 which was manifested in this experiment. At the close of the experiment 

 a meeting was held to explain the results which had been obtained. 

 Although an inclement day, a very acceptable number of farmers was 

 present to learn the results and see the finished cattle. 



Fig. 2. A Group of the Steers Fed Cotton-seed Meal and Cotton-seed Hulls. 



The conditions in this and surrounding counties for winter cattle feed- 

 ing are especially favorable because of the proximity to oil mills and the 

 fact that an unusual amount of roughage feed is produced which is avail- 

 able both for feeding and bedding purposes. While the local markets for 

 cattle are not the most desirable, easy access can be had to the best east- 

 ern markets. 



OBJECTS OF EXPERIMENT. 



The fundamental object of the experiment was to determine the com- 

 parative value of corn silage and cotton-seed hulls each in conjunction 

 with a like amount of cotton-seed meal. This problem redivides itself 

 into two sub-problems, the first being to determine the average daily and 

 total gains made, the cost of same, and, second, the market value of the 

 finished animals fed on the two rations in conjunction with cotton-seed 

 meal. 



The importance of this problem is not fully recognized by the farmer 

 until his finished animals are offered for sale. The average farmer is 

 usually not fully acquainted with market conditions. He is, therefore, 

 unable to fully appreciate the value of a feed which will finish cattle in 

 prime condition and enable him to command remunerative prices. Sufii- 

 cient importance is not attached to the difference between producing gain 

 on an animal and obtaining a wide margin, that is, the difference between 

 the buying and selling price. Some feeds make acceptable gains, but do 



