similar cattle fed in winter. In addition to the more rapid and 

 cheaper gains on the cattle themselves, it is shown that the 

 hogs also thrive better in summer, and the labor required for 

 feeding, hauling manure, etc., is materially reduced over winter 

 feeding. 



8. Gains are cheaply made on grass alone, but are low- 

 priced, because the cattle are not in marketable condition and 

 must be sold as feeders with sufficient margin to enable the 

 buyer to fit them for market. 



9. The season of the year affects the market demand of 

 cattle. Certain weights and classes are required for certain sea- 

 sons, while other weights and classes will meet the best demand 

 at other seasons. The steer that is staple the year round is the 

 thick fleshed native weighing from 1200 to 1400 pounds. This 

 class answers the demand of the dressed beef, the live export, 

 the dead export, and the Eastern shipper trade. Or, all classes 

 of buyers use a greater or less number of these cattle throughout 

 the year, making them staple at steady prices. 



10. Yearlings weighing 900 to uoo pounds when well fin- 

 ished and not offered in too large numbers find a steady market 

 and a good demand throughout the year. When plain in qual- 

 ity, or somewhat underdone, or when a little over supplied, the 

 price declines' sharply, because this class has a more limited 

 use than the dressed beef steer just described. 



11. Three year old cattle weighing 1500 to 1600 pounds 

 find a good demand for hotel and resort trade the year around 

 if not offered in too large numbers. The demand is better, 

 one year with another from the latter part of the summer to the 

 first of December than at any other time for this class of cattle. 

 They do not need to carry so much quality or finish as yearlings 

 or even dressed beef steers to sell at the highest price for their 

 class. 



12. The value of roughage in full feeding. The feeders 

 interviewed expressed a great variety of opinions on this point. 

 In the main they were indifferent to the kind or quality 

 of roughness when full feeding. The experiments conducted 

 at this Station show that the roughage affects profoundly the 

 rate and cost of gain and the finish of the cattle. It is shown that 



