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Gain required jier Day in Pounds of Live Weight to cover Cost of 



Feed. 



Live Weight actaally 2)roduced per Day. 



0.98 1.84 



Cost of Feed jyer Potmd of Live Weight gained. 

 [Cents.] 



Total cost, 

 Net cost, 



9.60 

 3.93 



7.37 

 3.25 



* Period too short to draw any conclusions. 



Hemarks on the Above Figures. 



It again appears that the gain in live weight about covers 

 the net cost of the food consumed. 



The comparison between corn stover and corn and soya- 

 bean ensilage is not strictly fair, for in case of ration IV. 

 two pounds extra of grain were fed. 



Notice that, while the growth was much slower when the 

 animals were fed corn stover, yet, because of its compara- 

 tive cheapness and manurial value, the net cost of beef pro- 

 duced was fairly low. 



Ration IV., consisting of grains and corn and soja-bean 

 ensilage, also gave very favorable results, producing beef at 

 a net cost of 3.25 cents per pound. 



