737 



TABLE IX. Showing Selling Value of Cattle at End of Feeding 

 Trial and at an Earlier Period in the Experiment 



1 These values are 40 cents per cwt. less than the Chicago price 



At the end of 90 days feeding, the cattle of Lot 5 were valued 

 50 cents per cwt. less than those of Lot I, and those of Lot 6 ten 

 cents per cwt. below those of Lot 4, thus showing when final values 

 are considered that much greater improvement was made in the last 

 70 days by the lots fed oat straw. The profit per steer at different 

 periods of the trial also show more improvement during the last 70 

 days by the lots fed oat straw. These facts in connection with those 

 noted under the finish of the cattle discussed in Part I indicate that 

 the roughage has its greatest influence during the early part of the 

 fattening period. In other words a superior quality of roughage pro- 

 duces a quicker finish on the cattle but during the latter part of the 

 period, the lessening influence of the roughage allows the grain ration 

 to have a tendency to bring all lots of cattle to the same finish. 



SUMMARY. Table X shows a summary of the trials. 



