Table II shows the total amount of grain consumed by 30 

 steers fed in dry lot, in lots of 10 each during three years, was 

 39,548 pounds shelled corn and 5427 pounds cotton-seed meal, while 

 an equal number of cattle fed on pasture, during the same period con- 

 sumed 33,369 pounds shelled corn and 4663 pounds cotton-seed meal, 

 amounting to an average per steer daily of 2.29 pounds shelled 

 corn and .28 pound cotton-seed meal in favor of dry-lot feeding. 

 This difference accounts in a large measure for the more rapid 

 gain and higher finish obtained by dry-lot in comparison with pas- 

 ture feeding as shown in the following pages. It is impossible to 

 show in tabular form the difference in the amount of roughage 

 consumed by cattle on pasture and in dry lot. Close observation of 

 the different lots of steers, indicated that those on pasture were 

 consuming a greater amount than those in dry lot. Table II is 

 valuable in that it shows the amount of feed consumed by yearlings 

 which were made prime during the last three months of the feeding 

 period. 



TABLE III. Showing Average Daily Gain per Head by Yearlings 

 in Dry Lot and on Pasture During a Finishing Period of 90 Days 



Table III shows the average daily gains made by yearlings 

 during three years. In studying this table it should be remembered 

 that these cattle had received a full feed of grain during the pre- 

 ceding winter and were too fat to be classed as feeders when the 

 summer feeding experiments started. They were also carried to a 

 very high degree of finish, as shown by the fact that in each of the 

 three years they were fat enough at the close of the experiment to 

 sell for the top price for yearlings on the Chicago market. All of 

 these factors have a tendency to reduce the rate and increase the 

 cost of gain where other conditions remain constant. 



