62 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



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These figures show that in no case have the animals 

 gained enough in live weight to cover the total cost of the 

 food consumed, but the weight gained was nearly sufficient 

 to cover the net cost of the feed. 



Considering the merits of the different rations as far as 

 their relative cost and productive capacity are concerned, 

 the results are at least instructive. 



Notice, first, that the larger the amount of hay fed the 

 higher the cost of the daily ration. In this experiment, 

 however, a moderate amount of hay in combination with 

 roots and grains has produced beef at a fairly low price. 

 Ration number III., consisting of ensilage and grains, has 

 also given very favorable results. In the latter case the 

 total cost of feed per pound of live weight gained was 6.35 

 cents and the net cost 3.38 cents. Many experunents have 

 demonstrated the fact that corn ensilage, when fed in com- 

 bination with concentrated feeds high in protein, produces 

 beef at as low a cost as any other known coarse fodder 

 article, and it proves itself an excellent fodder for winter 

 feeding. 



