8 7 9 



It will be noted in Table X that the cattle in Lot 2 fed clover 

 hay as the only form of roughage made more rapid gains than those 

 in Lot 3 fed alfalfa hay. There was a difference of 21.7 pounds per 

 steer in one hundred fifty days. The cattle in Lot 4 fed clover hay 

 and corn silage made considerably less gain than those in Lot 7 fed 

 alfalfa hay and corn silage. In only one month out of five in which 

 the cattle were on feed did the cattle in Lot 4 make more rapid gains 

 than those in Lot 7. The difference was 53.7 pounds per steer during 

 the entire feeding period in favor of Lot 7. Previous trials have 

 shown that the ration used in Lot 4 may normally be expected to pro- 

 duce as rapid or more rapid gains than the one used in Lot 2. There- 

 fore, too much emphasis should not be placed upon the slow rate of 

 gain made in Lot 4. 



COST OF GAIN. Table XI shows the average amount of feed 

 consumed per pound gain and the cost per hundred pounds gain. 



XL Showing Average Amount of Feed Consumed per 

 Pound Gain and Cost per Hundred Pounds Gain 



Table XI shows that Lot 2. fed clover hay alone for roughage 

 required slightly smaller quantities of both corn and roughage to 

 make a pound of gain than did the cattle in Lot 3 fed alfalfa hay 

 alone as roughage. The cost of gain was $1.21 per hundred pounds 

 less when clover hay was fed instead of alfalfa hay. Had alfalfa 

 and clover hay been valued at the same price the cost of gain would 

 have been $.69 per hundred pounds greater with the alfalfa hay than 

 with the clover hay. In Lot 4 fed clover hay in combination with 

 corn silage as roughage, gains were made at a higher expenditure 

 of both grain and roughage than in Lot 7 fed alfalfa hay in combina- 

 tion with corn silage as roughage. The cost of gain was $1.91 per 



