6^. Does feeding grain to stackers in winter diminish sum-met 

 gains on pasture ? 



66. What gain do you get on pasture without grain for the season f 

 (Six months'). 



67. Do steers gain as much toward the close of the feeding period 

 as in the beginning f 



68. Do you sell your cattle to local butchers, traders, or do you ship 

 them yourself ? 



69. Where do you market your fat cattle ? 



70. What month do you sell ? 



71. At what age do you sell ? At what weight ? 



72 How much does a steer shrink from feed lot to market f 

 7j. What do your cattle grade on the market f 



74. What treatment do you give your steers the last two or three 

 days before shipment ? 



75. What do you use for bedding cars ? 



76. Do you accompany your cattle to market ? 

 FINANCIAL. 



77. What margin between the cost of feeders and the selling price 

 of steers is necessary to break even ? 



78. What is the cost of a pound of^gain in summer ? 



70. What is the cost of producing a ealf until weaning time ? 

 \ 



80. What is the cost of producing a one year-old Jeeder ? 



81. What does it cost to produce a two-year-old feeder f 



82. Do you buy commercial fertilizer ? 



8j. What do you consider as the value of the manure from a fatten- 

 ing steer ? 



84. What is the land worth per acre in your community f 



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85. Is your land increasing or decreasing in fertility ? 

 SALT. 



86. What kind of salt do you use ? 



87. How often do you salt your cattle ? 



88. Will cattle getting clover hay eat more salt than when getting 

 timothy ? 



