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dred weight. When the expense of wintering the steers 

 was added to the fall price the spring prices were found 

 to be $2.89, $3.17 and $3.03 per hundred weight in Lots 1, 

 2 and 3 respectively. 



10. In 1908-'09 the fall buying price was $2.56 per hun- 

 dred weight. When the expense of wintering the steers was 

 added to the fall price, the spring prices were found to be 

 $3.01, $3.34, $3.20 and $3.09 per hundred weight in Lots 1, 

 2, 3 and 4 respectively. 



PART II. 



1. The steers which were used in the above winter work 

 were re-divided into lots and continued into the summer 

 feeding work. 



2. In 1908 the steers were fed for a period of 112 days 

 on pasture. In 1909 they were fed for 154 days. 



3. The summer rations were: 



1908. 1909. 



Lot A Pasture alone. Pasture alone. 



Lot B. . . . Pasture plus cottonseed Pasture plus cottonseed cake. 



cake. 



Lot C.... Pasture plus "Caddo" cake. 

 Lot D. . . . Pasture plus cottonseed 



cake. 

 Lot E Pasture plus cottonseed. 



4. In 1908 the amount of feed used daily per steer, in 

 addition to the pasture, was 3.31 pounds, 3.31 pounds and 

 2.76 pounds in Lots B, O and D respectively. In 1909 the 

 daily amount of feed used per steer to supplement the pas- 

 ture was 3.40 pounds and 4.49 pounds in Lots B and E re- 

 spectively. 



5. In 1908 the average daily gains were 1.51, 2.32, 1.84 

 and 1.62 pounds in Lots A, B, C and D respectively. In 

 1909 the average daily gains were 1.74, 1.88 and 2.06 pounds 

 in Lots A, B and E respectively. 



6. In 1908 the total cost to make one hundred pounds 

 gain was $1.18, $2.56, $3.03 and $3.24 in Lots A, B, C and 

 D respectively. In 1909 the total cost to make one hundred 

 pounds of gain was $1.03, $3.21 and $2.39 in Lots A, B and 

 E respectively. 



