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cotton-seed meal was charged at $27.75 per ton, the cotton-seed hulls 

 returned $8.38 per ton. When corn silage was charged at $3.50 per ton, 

 the cotton-seed meal returned $37.71 per ton. Likewise when the cotton- 

 seed meal was charged at $27.75 per ton, the corn silage returned $5.25 

 per ton. All of these figures are exclusive of the manurial value of the 

 feeds. 



APPLICATION OF RESULTS. 



The results of an experiment of this nature are of great importance to 

 the farmer who expects to cater to a discriminating market. Feeders 

 who handle native cattle, or feed in less than car-load lots, cannot use 

 corn silage as economically as the type of feeder formerly described. 

 This is largely because local markets will not pay for extra quality and 

 finish such as that obtained with corn silage. 



Where good, thrifty, high-grade steers are fed, such as those for which 

 a premium is paid on a central market, corn silage from the results of 

 this and other experiments can be used with economy and profit.* This 

 experiment, in conjunction with a number of others carried on by the 

 writers, shows that com silage is the best supplementary feed to use with 

 cotton-seed meal. The reasons why are explained elsewhere in detail in 

 this bulletin. 



•N. C. Exp. Sta. Bulletins, 218-222. 



