474 



EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



oats at $14.48, and corn-and-cob chop at $8.32 per ton. The cost of 

 the gains made is also discussed on the basis of different rates for the 

 feeding stuffs. At the close of the test the steers were sold in St. 

 Louis at $4.35 per hundredweight. The average results of the whole 

 test are shown in the following table: 



Results ofjirst feeding test with steers. 



Lot 1 (cotton-seed hulls, cotton- 

 seed meal, and, during the 

 last 40 days, corn-and-cob 

 chop) 



Lot2 ( cotton-seed hulls, cotton- 

 seed meal, sorghum hay, and, 

 during the last 40 days, corn- 

 and-cob chop ) 



Lots (cotton-seed hulls, cotton- 

 seed meal, and corn-and-cob 

 chop) 



Lot4 (cotton-seed hulls, cotton- 

 seed meal, corn-and-cob 

 chop, and oats) 



Weight at 

 begin- 

 ning of 

 test. 



Pounds. 



745. 49 



777. 51 

 749. 35 

 737. 45 



Live 

 weight 

 gains. 



Pounds. 



243.86 



272. OS 

 273. 46 

 263. 49 



Cost per 'Shipping 



pound of weight at 



gain. station 



Cents. 



4.000 



4.263 

 3.639 

 3.837 



Pounds. 



927.50 



996. 16 

 965.49 

 943.23 



Shrink- 

 age in 

 ship- 

 ment. 



5.9 

 6.7 

 6.6 



Dressed 

 carcass. 



Per cent. 



57.19 



56. 20 

 57.43 

 .56. 75 



Waste 

 fat per 

 steer. 



Pounds. 



37.0 



37.5 

 33.3 

 33.8 



The second test was made with 6 lots of 7 grade Shorthorn steers 

 about 2 years old, and covered 140 daA's. After they arrived at the 

 station the}?^ were fed for a preliminary period of 20 days, at first a 

 ration composed of 12 lbs. of cotton-seed hulls and 3 lbs. of cotton- 

 seed meal; later 18 lbs. of hulls and 4i lbs. of meal; and finally 20 lbs. 

 of hulls and 4 lbs. of meal. During the test proper lot 1 was fed for 

 100 days cotton-seed hulls and cotton-seed meal; and lot 2, cotton-seed 

 hulls, cotton-seed meal, and sorghum hay. At the end of this time 

 corn-and-cob chop was added to the ration of both lots. During the 

 whole test lot 3 was fed cotton-seed hulls, cotton-seed meal, and a 

 small amount of corn-and-cob chop. Lot 4 was fed the same basal 

 ration and a large amount of corn-and-cob chop. Lot 5 was fed a small 

 amount of corn-and-cob chop and oats, and lot 6 a large amount, in addi- 

 tion to the same basal ration. The steers were sold in St. Louis and 

 slaughtered. As in the previous test, the results are discussed in 

 full. They are summarized in the following table: 



