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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



The average feed of silage per head daily throughout the experiment 

 was 12.0 lbs. in each case, and of hay 2.27 lbs. per head per day. 



Lot 1, the ''Corn Meal Lot," consumed 7.4 lbs. of grain, Lot 2, the 

 "Corn Meal Beet Pulp Lot," 7.84 lbs., and Lot 3, the ''Beet Pulp Lot,^' 

 7.16 lbs. of grain per head daily. 



The average daily cofet of ration was 10.3 cents for Lot 1, 10.1 cents 

 for Lot 2, and 8.77 cents for Lot 3. This places the cost of the daily 

 ration for the Pulp Fed Lot, Lot 3, 1.33 cents cheaper than for Lot 2, 

 and 1.53 cents cheaper than that of Corn Meal Lot. 



WEIGHTS AND GAINS. 



Lot 1. Corn meal 



Lot 2. Corn meal, beet pulp. . 



Weight 



Jan. 17. 



lbs. 



3112.2 

 2855.2 



Lot 3. Beet pulp I 3003 . 2 



Weight 



May 8. 



lbs. 



3697.8 

 3486.2 

 3661.6 



Gain, 

 lbs. 



585.6 

 631.0 

 658.4 



Gain 



per head. 



lbs. 



Gain 1 

 per head ' Total 

 per day. 1 cost, 

 lbs. 



146.40 

 157.75 

 164.60 



1.307 

 1.408 

 1.469 



S46.211 

 45.290 

 39 . 292 



Cost per 

 lb. gain. 



SO . 0789 

 0.0717 

 0.0596 



A study of the above table shows the greatest gains with the "Beet 

 Pulp Lot," second with the "Beet Pulp Corn Meal," and least with the 

 "Corn Meal Lot." It may also be seen that the cost of the ration de- 

 creases as its pulp content increases, the pulp being the cheapest factor 

 in the grain mixtures, and as before stated, the cost per head of the 

 daily ration was 1% cents cheaper with the pulp fed lot than with the 

 corn meal lot. As a result we find the cost of production of a pound 

 of beef was 5. 90 cents on the beet pulp ration, while with the Corn Meal 

 Lot one pound cost 7.89 cents, and Lot 2 fed the ration of beet pulp 

 and corn meal together produced a pound of gain for 7.17 cents. 



There was considerable discrepancy in the weights of the lots at 

 the start, owing to the two odd animals used to fill up the number. 



Lot 1, averaging 778.0 lbs.. Lot 2, 713.3 lbs., and Lot 3, 750.8 lbs. at 

 the beginning of the test. 



Lot 2, the lightest to start with, was beaten out in gain by Lot 3. This 

 lot stands between Lots 1 and 3. both in gains and cost per pound gain. 

 The amount of grain consumed, however, by Lot 2 was considerably 

 ahead of either of the other two lots, raising the absolute cost of the 

 ration for the whole test nearly to that of Lot 1, the Corn Meal Lot. 



CONDITION AT CLOSE OF FEEDING PERIOD. 



As in the earlier trial, the corn meal fed animals showed a greater 

 amount of fat and a more finished condition than the Pulp Fed Lot. 

 This difference was quite marked, the corn meal steers showing much 

 thriftier, sleeker coats and smoother covering. 



Feeding Trial Xo. 3. 



The third feeding trial was carried out in the fall of 190G, covering 

 a period of 120 days, from August 11 to December 8. Twelve choice 

 yearling steers, bought on the Chicago market, were used in this test. 



