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During the summer of 1909 a direct comparison was made 

 between cottonseed cake and cottonseed as feeds to be used 

 to supplement pastures. Under the conditions of this test 

 one pound of cake proved to be equal to 1.21 pounds of the 

 seed. The seed proved to have an exceedingly high feeding 

 value when used as a feed to supplement the pastures. 



The steers in Lot D were a bunch of mixed scrubs varying 

 from one to five years in age. There was very little 

 improved blood among these cattle. They were not de- 

 horned so they were always restless at the feed trough, as 

 the timid ones were afraid of the steers with long sharp 

 horns. This lot was fed as a side issue to the main 

 experiment to determine whether a profit could be made 

 upon this class of cattle. 



Lot C. — Middle of summer 1908. Feed, "Caddo" cake and pasture. 

 Average daily gain of each steer 1.84 pounds. 

 Cost of 100 pounds of gain .... $3.03 

 Total profit per steer 6 . 62 



There was no way, of course, to determine just how much 

 pasture grass was consumed, except as to the area measured 

 off for each lot. But it is interesting to note that the 

 amount of concentrated feeds required to make 100 pounds 

 increase in live weight was exceedingly small. This was due 

 to at least two factors. First, the steers had a green feed 

 to go along with the concentrated feeds. Second, the 

 amount of concentrated feeds fed daily was held down to 

 only a few pounds, thus requiring the steers to obtain the 

 major part of their feed from the pasture. Where lands 

 are cheap pasture is cheaper than the too liberal use of con- 

 centrated feeds. It is impossible, at the present time, to 

 sav whether the amounts fed in these tests were the correct 



