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In 1909 there was not such a marked difference in favor 

 of the lots which received feed in addition to the pasture. 

 In fact, the pasture lot, Lot A, and the cottonseed cake lot, 

 Lot B, made practically- the same profit, the former mak- 

 ing a net profit of $7.06 per steer and the latter a net profit 

 of $6.99 per steer. But the cottonseed fed lot, Lot E, was 

 decidedly more profitable than either of the other lots, it 

 making a net profit of |8.43 per steer. The profits in every 

 case were exceedingly satisfactory. 



In 1908 it proved to be exceedingly profitable to supple- 

 ment the pasture with a concentrated feed. In 1909 no 

 extra profit was made as a result of the use of the cotton- 



LoT B. — End of sum7ner 1909. Feed, cottonseed cake and pasture. 

 Average daily gain of each steer 1.88 pounds. 



Cost of 100 pounds of gain $3.21 



Total profit per steer 6.99 



seed cake, but when cottonseed was fed along with the pas- 

 ture the profits were greater than when pasture was used 

 alone. The data so far collected warrant the statement 

 that it pays to supplement our Southern pastures with a 

 concentrated feed when cattle are being finished for the 

 fall market. Additional experimental work will determine 

 what concentrated feeds can be used to the greatest ad- 

 vantage. 



