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3. A ration with a limited amount of corn silage supple- 

 mented with mixed hay was not so economical nor so satisfactory 

 a roughage ration as one containing silage as a sole roughage. 



4. All rations in which corn silage was used as a part or all 

 of the roughage proved to he more economical and more efficient 

 than a ration without silage. 



5. A ration of corn silage and alfalfa hay as a source of pro- 

 tein, during the first 56 days of the feeding period, supplemented 

 with corn the balance of a 140-day period, was the cheapest- daily 

 ration, but it did not produce sufficient gains and finish. ( Xo cot- 

 tonseed meal). 



6. Wheat bran at $25 per ton is not so desirable a source of 

 protein as cottonseed meal at $32.66 per ton, or alfalfa hay at $15 

 per ton. 



7. The results from comparing alfalfa hay and cottonseed 

 meal as a source of protein, in a ration of corn silage as roughage,' 

 supplemented with corn during the last three months of a five- 

 month feeding period, indicate that cottonseed meal is a superior 

 .source of protein on account of producing a more rapid finish on 

 the cattle, which will thus command a higher selling price on the 

 market. 



S. The margin necessary between the buying and selling 

 prices is reduced by hogs following cattle in the feed lots, espe- 

 cially when whole grain is fed. 



9. Corn silage fed to the limit of appetite and supplemented 

 with 2_ r _> pounds of cottonseed meal per head daily the first three 

 months, and 3'/j pounds per head daily the last two months, proved 

 to be the most economical ration. Cattle thus ted were valued 

 within r> cents per 100 pounds ot cattle receiving, during the last 

 84 dav>, corn in addition to silage and cottonseed meal. (1915- 

 19H> only). 



10. The returns per steer, after paying for the feed consumed, 

 were in direct proportion to the amount of silage consumed. The 

 lots receiving the largest amount ot silage alone and silage sup- 

 plemented with cottonseed meal gave the best returns per steer. 



11. .Five pounds of alfalfa hav per day, in addition to 2 J /2 

 pnund> of cottonseed meal as a source of protein, was not found 

 economical. ( 191 3-14 onlv Lot Y (a) ). 



