per steer. The cattle receiving a similar ration with the molasses 

 omitted made a gain of 2.02 pounds daily per head. The cattle re- 

 ceiving the proprietary molasses feed made the least rapid gains of 

 any of the three lots. In only two out of five months did their 

 gains exceed two pounds daily per head. THe average daily gain 

 per steer during the five months was 1.90 pounds. 



COST OF GAINS. Table XV shows the average amount of feed 

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



TABLE XV. Showing Average Amount of Feed Consumed per 

 Pound Gain and Cost per Hundred Pounds Gain 



It will be noted that the gains were made at the least expediture 

 of both grain and roughage in Lot 5. It required 5.68 pounds of 

 concentrates and 14.53 pounds of silage in addition to a small quan- 

 tity of hay to make a pound of gain. In Lot 4 it required 6.07 

 pounds of concentrate and 14.20 pounds of 'silage. In Lot 6 re- 

 ceiving the proprietary molasses feed it required 6.74 pounds of con- 

 centrate and 15.54 pounds of silage in addition to the hay to make 

 a pound of gain. It will be noted that the dry matter required to 

 make a pound of gain was least in Lot 5 and greatest in Lot 6 thus 

 showing that when a small quantity of molasses replaced a part of 

 the corn, the cattle made more economical use of the nutrients con- 

 sumed. The cost of gain was not greatly affected by the substitution 

 of molasses (cane) for an equal quantity of corn, each hundred 

 pounds of gain costing approximately the same in the two lots. 

 When the cottonseed meal was replaced by proprietary molasses 

 feed the cost of gain was materially increased. The ration contain- 



