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Feeds and Feeding. 



steers $8.74. Combining the cost of steers and feed it was found 

 that when finished the short-fed steers cost $5.21 and the long-fed 

 steers $5.66 per 100 Ibs. To break even, a margin or spread of $1.41 

 per 100 Ibs. was required with the long-fed and half that with the 

 short-fed cattle. 



Data concerning short- and long-fed cattle. 



510. Lengthening the fattening period. Other conditions being 

 equal, the longer the fattening period the larger the quantity of 

 feed required to produce a given gain. Georgeson of the Kansas Sta- 

 tion 1 found the grain required for 100 Ibs. of gain with fattening 

 steers for different periods to be as follows: 



Up to 56 days the steers required. 

 Up to 84 days the steers required 

 Up to 112 days the steers required. 

 Up to 140 days the steers required. 

 Up to 168 days the steers required _ 

 Up to 182 days the steers required. 



Grain for 

 100 Ibs. gain 



730 pounds of grain. 

 807 pounds of grain. 

 840 pounds of grain. 

 901 pounds of grain. 

 927 pounds of grain. 

 1, 000 pounds of grain. 



Increase of 

 feed required 



10 per cent 

 15 per cent 

 23 per cent 

 27 per cent 

 37 per cent 



We learn that while at first only 730 Ibs. of grain were required 

 per 100 Ibs. of gain, for the whole 6-months period 1,000 Ibs., or 37 

 per ct. more, were required. The heavy cost of thoroly fattening 

 the steer and the importance of selling at the earliest possible date 

 are here made plain. (830) 



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