15 



from the time he was 12 months until he was 24 months 

 old was |7.70; the amount of gain was 203 pounds, thus 

 making 100 pounds of gain cost |3.79. 



The two year old animals (24-30 months) gained 170 

 pounds at a cost of $7.70, or at a rate of $4.53 per 100 

 pounds for the year. The cost of gain on the long two year 

 old cattle (24-33 months) was $5.66 per 100 pounds. 



The last column of the table points out the fact that, as 

 the animal advanced from the calf period to maturity, the 

 cost of 100 pounds of gain increased, and all other condi- 

 tions being equal, the younger the animal the cheaper were 

 the gains. 



WINTERING CATTLE. 



Table 3, shows the total amount of feed consumed, the 

 total cost to winter the whole herd, and the average cost 

 to winter each animal for three consecutive winters. 



TABLE 3. Cost of Wintering Cattle* 



*0nly animals above one year old were counted. The feed that 

 the calves ate was charged against those animals which were 

 more than one year old. 



During the winter of 190o-'6 the herd consumed 27,000 

 pounds of cottonseed and 35,600 pounds of hay. That is. 

 each animal that was more than 12 months old, consumed 

 600 pounds of cottonseed and 791 pounds of hay for the 

 whole winter. The winter of 1905-'6 was a hard one on the 

 cattle, as it was very wet and rainy. The winter range wns 

 not as good as usual, hence the large amount of feed con- 

 sumed. 



With cottonseed charged at $14.00 a ton, and hay at $(i.OO 

 a ton, each animal that was over twelve months old, o- n- 



