being blockaded, and as the car was heavily loaded this fact 

 possibly caused an excess shrinkage. The morning of April 8, 

 the weather was very damp, raw and disagreeable,, which material- 

 ly affected the fill, and on account of securing experimental weights 

 the selling was delayed until n o'clock during which time most 

 of the fill had been lost. These factors should be taken into 

 consideration when shrinkage is considered. The dressing per- 

 centage in the two lots was quite similar, though the carcasses in 

 Lot I were slightly more attractive, being smoother and more 

 evenly covered. 



SUMMARY. 

 Steer Feeding Experiment During the Winter of 1911-12. 



LOT 1 

 (12 Steers) 



LOT 2 



(12 Steers) 



Length of feeding period 126 days 126 days 



Initial value per cwt. in feed lots $5.07 $5.07 



Initial weight 10,615 Ibs. 10,560 Ibs, 



Final Weight 13,425 ' 13,360 



Total gain 2,810 ' 2,800 



Average daily gain per steer 1.86 ' 1.85 



Total feed consumed: 



Ear corn 20,892.5 ' 11,377.5 



Cottonseed meal . 3,167 ' 3,167 



Corn silage 34,087.9 " 50,397.2 



Air-dry matter consumed 31,403.4 " 30,037.9 



Average daily feed per steer: 



Ear corn 13.81 " 7.52 



Cottonseed meal 2.09 " 2.09 



Corn silage 22.54 " 33.33 



Average air-dry matter consumed per 



steer daily 20.76 " 19.86 



Total cost of feed* $319.25 $252.64 



Cost of feed per 100 Ib gain* 11.36 9.02 



Total cost of cattle and feed 857.43 788.03 



Cost per cwt. at close of expt > 6.39 5.90 



Selling value per cwt. in Pittsburgh 7.20 7.00 



Selling value at home \ . 6.52 6.32 



Net receipts 875.58 844.35 



Total profit* 18.15 56.32 



Price received per bushel of corn fed 



after paying for other feeds* .761 $1.046 



Price received per ton for silage after 



paying for other feeds* 4.65 5.73 



*Based upon ear corn at 70c per bushel: cottonseed meal at $32.00 per 

 ton and corn silage at $3.50 per ton. 



The summary of the experiment shows that the feedingof corn 

 silage as the only roughage resulted in satisfactory gains in eacl 

 lot, and that while there was a profit in feeding ear corn throughout 

 the entire feeding period, a greater profit was secured when lighl 



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