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to pick up in the feed lot. This lot of steers made a profit from hogs 

 following them of $26.76 or $2.23 per head. Adding this to the 

 .profit from actual feeding, the net profits from Lot I are $199.26 

 and for Lot II $151.44. 



No account was kept of the amount of manure produced or 

 the bedding used. The manure produced should pay- for the bed- 

 ding used and for the labor required to feed the cattle. When 

 farm grown feeds are fed to cattle and home market prices are al- 

 lowed for the feed, the labor of handling is paid for, as in such 

 instances fully as much labor is required to handle the feed in haul- 

 ing it to market as is required when feeding it to cattle. 



The results of this experiment again demonstrate that cattle 

 feeding is a profitable business in Pennsylvania. It may not be 

 possible to make such large profits each year, but it means a steady 

 market for some forms of roughage that can be but should not be 

 sold from the farm. It further demonstrates that corn silage is one 

 of the most valuable roughages that can be obained for feeding 

 beef cattle. 



