Factors in Steer Feeding. 



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substance are required for each pound of increase, live weight, 

 with fattening steers. The feeding trials at many of our Stations 

 have usually covered only short periods, and these, as we have 

 seen, are favorable to heavy gains for feed consumed. This being 

 true, the figures given by Lawes and Gilbert should hold standard 

 for the present at least. 



568. Cost of 100 pounds gain with fattening steers. — The cost 

 of the gain made by steers will vary according to the section of 

 country in which the feeding is carried on. In the statements 

 which follow, the current market prices for feed at the point of 

 feeding are used. 



At the Massachusetts Stat ion i the cost of feed for each 100 

 pounds increase, live weight, of steers was found to be $10.58. 

 This high cost is representative of conditions prevailing in the 

 Eastern States, where feeding stuffs are much higher priced than 

 in the great agriciiltural districts of the West. (812) 



At the Kansas Station, with 20 range steers three years old 

 past, fed for 182 days, Georgeson^ secured the results shown in 

 the following table: 



AmouTd of feed and cost of same for 100 pounds of gain with range 

 steers fed six months — Kansas Station. 



1 Rept. 1894. 

 * Bui. 34. 



