872 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



In other tests 64 steers made a gain of 1.64 lbs. per head and day for 165 

 days at a cost of 9.74 cts. per pound, and 20 steers a daily gain of 1.48 lbs. for 

 157 days at a cost of 11.25 cts. per pound. 



An experiment in sheltering cattle gave the following results for 155 days: 

 With outside feeding the average daily gain per head was 1 lb., at a cost of 

 18.'53 cts. per pound, and the loss per steer was $1.84. Steers fed inside gained 

 on an average 1.56 lbs. per head and day, at a cost of 7.73 cts. per pound, and 

 returned a surplus over the cost of feeding of $13.77. It is stated that the 

 small gains made were due to the method of feeding. Oat straw was used for 

 roughage and was not liked by any of the animals. 



In a comparison of corn silage and roots for fattening lambs, 3 lots of 9 

 lambs each were fed 124 days. Lot 1, receiving turnips ad libitum, made 

 average daily gains per head of 0.24 lb. at a cost of 8.8 cts. per pound. The 

 corresponding gains for lot 2, receiving silage ad libitum, and lot 3, receiving 

 both turnips and silage ad libitum, was 0.29 and 0.27 lb., and the cost 7.03 and 

 7.76 cts. per pound. It is concluded that silage is superior to turnips for fat- 

 tening lambs, and that it can be profitably used as a part of the roughage 

 ration. 



A test of different x*ations for pigs gave the following gains per head and 

 day for 86 days : Chopped barley 0.9 lb., at a cost of 3.19 cts. per pound ; barley 

 and tankage 1.04 lbs., at a cost of 3.72 cts. ; peas, oats, and barley 0.85 lb., at a 

 cost of 3.32 cts. per pound ; mixed grain and tankage 0.86 lb., at a cost of 4.1 

 cts. per pound ; and mixed chop and tankage 1.23 lbs., at a cost of 4.4 cts. per 

 pound. 



Fattening beef calves in Alabama, D. T. Gray and W. F. Ward {Alabama 

 Col. Sta. Bill. 158, pi). 175-22.'ie, figs. 11). — The first experiment reported was to 

 determine the cost of finishing 77 high-gi*ade calves for market on different 

 feeds. Three lots from 6 to 8 months old were kept for 4 months on a basal 

 ration of cotton-seed hulls and alfalfa hay. Lot 1, on a supplementary ration 

 of cotton-seed meal, made an average daily gain of 1.71 lbs. at a cost of 6.22 

 cts. per pound ; lot 2, with cotton-seed meal and corn-cob meal in the propor- 

 tion of 2:1, made an average daily gain of 1.76 lbs., at a cost of 6.19 cts. per 

 pound; lot 3, with cotton-seed meal and corn-cob meal in the proportion of 

 1 : 2, made a gain of 1.83 lbs., at a cost of 6.83 cts. per pound. The third lot 

 gave a larger percentage of dressed weight and sold for better price, but not 

 enough more to pay for the extra cost of feed. 



To determine if calves can be fattened profitably for the spring market on 

 a feed of cotton-seed meal, cotton-seed hulls, and mixed peavine hay, 52 calves 

 were divided into 2 lots, one lot receiving the shelter of a good barn, and the 

 other fed in the open ; but as it was found that the yoimg calves would not 

 thrive during the winter months without shelter the entire lot was placed in 

 sheds. During a period of 112 days the average daily gain for the entire lot 

 wag 1.24 lbs., at a cost of 6.97 cts. per pound. Each calf netted a profit of 

 $3.50. 



A test was made in wintering calves and fattening them the following sum- 

 mer on pasture. Thirty-four calves were wintered on cotton-seed meal and 

 hulls, corn chop, and alfalfa hay. The average daily gain for 112 days was 

 1.13 lbs., at a cost of 8.63 cts. per pound. On March 25 they were turned on 

 good pasture, and in 89 days made an average daily gain per head of 1.33 lbs., 

 at a cost of 4.84 cts. per pound. The profit for each calf was $1.86. 



Among the conclusions drawn are the following: "A farmer may expect to 

 obtain a reasonable profit on beef calves when he raises and fattens them on 

 his farm and sells them when they are 12 to 14 months old. ... In the 

 South, at least in Alabama at the present time, the calves should be \)ovn dur- 



