THE PRACTICAL COUNTRY GENTLEMAN 



youngsters to be sold for beef, when they should 

 weigh about looo lb. apiece. 



The following table, compiled by the U. S. 

 Department of Agriculture, gives an excellent 

 idea of the comparative advantage of producing 

 baby over long-fed beef: 



Long- 

 Baby fed 

 beef beef 

 ONE STEER (av. (av. 



of 10 of 10 



steers) steers) 



Days on feed 700 913 



Weight when put on experiment, lb. . 122 107 



Weight when slaughtered, lb. . . . 1,297 1,235 



Gain during feeding period, lb. . . . I,i75 1,128 



Daily rate of gain, lb 1.68 1.26 



Feed eaten : 



Roots and ensilage, lb I5,793 19.529 



Hay, lb 1,150 1,315 



Skim milk, lb 1,645 1,592 



Rape, lb 70 



Meal, lb 3,809 1,405 



Pasture, months 9 



Total cost of feed $63.06 $59.66 



Cost per 100 lb. increase live weight . 3.35 5.29 



Selling price per 100 lb. live weight . 5.62 4.78 



The feed for feeders will be quite different. 

 If the roughage consists of clover, cow-pea hay, 

 or alfalfa hay, corn will be the only grain neces- 

 sary. Should there be no legumes, the grain 

 feed should consist of one-fifth to one-fourth of 

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