Table VII shows that limiting the feed of corn saved 1.84 

 pounds of corn on each pound of gain made by the cattle. This 

 was replaced by .06 pound of cottonseed meal, .6 pound of clover hay 

 and 2.96 pounds of corn silage. With cost of feed as given on page 

 7, it required $10.55 to produce 100 pounds of gain with limited 

 corn as compared with $11.39 with a full feed of corn. Figures on 

 the dry matter consumed per pound of gain show that limiting the 

 feed of corn was fundamentally less economical than feeding it 

 according to the appetites of the cattle. 



SUMMARY. The prices of feeds used in the following summary 

 are found on page 7. The value of the corn fed the hogs is deducted 

 from the value of the pork before it is credited to the cattle. 

 It will be noted that the cattle receiving a limited feed of corn did 

 not gain as rapidly but more economically than those receiving a full 

 feed of corn. The cattle receiving a limited feed of corn could have 

 sold for 24 cents per hundred pounds less than the full-fed cattle and 

 have paid expenses. The actual selling price was only 10 cents per 

 hundred pounds in favor of the full-fed cattle. The actual profit 

 per steer was $1.66 greater with a limited feed of corn than with a 

 full feed of corn. When pork is considered, there was a difference 

 in profit of $1.02 per steer also in favor of limiting the ration. 



