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of calves born during the first quarter of the year increased 

 very materially over what it was when the bulls were kept 

 Jn a pasture to themselves. 



No effort was made to completely eradicate the ticks. 

 When the cattle became badly infested with ticks they were 

 greased on the parts of the body w^here the ticks were most 

 numerous. 



How DATA WAS COLLECTED. 



The farm was visited at least every three months by a 

 representative from either the Bureau or the Station, and 

 data secured about the births, deaths, weights, feeds used, 

 etc. Each animal was numbered by means of a metal tag 

 in the ear so that individual records could be secured. 

 Soon after a calf was born it was tagged and weighed. 

 All feeds were weighed or measured out to the animals. 

 Vast amounts of manure were produced, but no account was 

 kept of it, as most of it was dropped out in the fields and 

 pastures. During the winter months some manure was 

 collected around the barns and lots; this was all hauled 

 onto the cultivated fields. 



PRICE OF FEEDS. 



Local conditions determine, to a large extent, the price of 

 feeds. Any prices that the authors might assume would not 

 meet all conditions, but the following prices have been 

 taken as a basis upon which to rest the financial estimates : 



Mixed hay $ 6.00 a ton 



Cottonseed 14 . 00 a ton 



Green sorghum 1 . 50 a ton 



Pasture 2 . 50 an acre for season 



The hay, which consisted of a mixture of sorghum, crab 

 grass, Johnson grass and cowpeas, was not of good quality, 

 so a rather low farm price was placed upon it. Six dollars 

 a ton was all it was worth. The green sorghum was used 

 one fall (1906) for several days to supplement a short pas- 



