SUMMARY OF BULLETIN No. 142 



1. Under the conditions of the experiment, the profit to be derived from 

 short feeding cattle was 7.36 percent interest on the total expenditure for ninety 

 days for lot 1 and 18.88 percent for lot 2. 



2. With expenses as figured the necessary margin per cwt. between buying 

 and selling price in Chicago in order to break even was $1.137 for lot 1 (common 

 method of feeding) and $1.166 for lot 2 (chopped hay and self-feeder), when 

 the pork produced is not considered. 



3. Mixed feed when fed thru a self-feeder is especially advantageous for 

 accustoming cattle to a heavy grain ration in a short time. 



4. By the use of mixed feed and the self-feeder the necessity of a skillful 

 feeder is reduced. 



5. Cattle fed chopped hay mingled with concentrates thru a self-feeder will 

 consume larger quantities of feed than when the same feeds are fed separately 

 at regular periods twice per day. 



6. By chopping the hay, mingling it with the grain and feeding thru a self- 

 feeder as in lot 2, more rapid gains were secured and at slightly less cost per 

 pound than when these same feeds were fed separately twice per day as in lot 1. 



7. The larger gain of lot 2 resulted in better finish, 15 cents per cwt. higher 

 selling price, and $2.05 per steer more profit (not including pigs) than lot 1. 



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