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but only the general financial result of the feeding as a whole. The 

 following amounts of feed were consumed by the cattle in 140 day? : 



120 bushels corn at 85 cents $ 102.00 



100 bushels cotton seed at 43 cents... 43.00 



34 tons wheat and oat straw at $7 24.50 



9 tons stover at $7 63.00 



45 tons ensilage at $3 135.00 



3:f tons cotton-seed hulls at $8 26.00 



8f tons cotton-seed meal at $26 214.50 



Total cost feed at farm prices $ 608.00 



Total cost of steers, interest and commission $1,021.83 

 Total cost of feed consumed by cattle 608.00 



Total cost of cattle and feed $1,629.83 



Sale of 29 head of steers.. 1,621.68 



Deficit $ 8.15 . 



128 tons of manure at $2 per ton $ 256.00 



Deficit 8.15 



Amount over cost $ 247.85 



Bedding cattle and labor in feeding 100.00 



Profit in feeding 29 head steers $ 147.85 



GRAZING AND FEEDING HOGS. 



On February 14, 1910, 12 grade Poland China and Bershire pigs, 

 weighing about 30 pounds each, and costing $4 per head, were ob- 

 tained for the purpose of making a test of cost of raising pork on 

 grazing crops, supplemented by grain feeds. There were six males 

 and six females, the males usually making the better feeders. The 

 pigs were run behind the cattle in the pens, receiving corn and ensil- 

 age. They were kept there for 21 days and received, in addition to 

 what they obtained from the cattle, one pound each of corn per day. 



On March 7th the pigs were put on the rape and rye lots and 

 fed one pound corn each per day. The pigs ate the rape more read- 

 ily than the rye and the former made about three times as much feed 

 per acre as the rye. The pigs were then turned on rough pasture 

 of native grasses and fed two pounds shelled corn each day until 

 May 9th, when feed was changed to 2 pounds shorts with a little 

 green feed for 30 days. 



On June 10th they were turned on wheat stubble with red clover 

 and no grain fed for 30 days. 



On July 10th they were turned on summer rape for 15 days, then 

 into pasture of native grass and fed one pound of corn daily each 



