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Most of the loads were weighed while some were measured and it was 

 estimated that forty tons of very rich manure were saved. This, if 

 valued at $2.00 per ton, would make a total value of $80.00. To 

 show the total theoretical value of the manure from the food stuffs 

 given the fifteen steers, we quote the table of manurial values given in 

 Mississippi Experiment Station bulletin No. 60, 'The Value of Cotton 

 Seed to the Farmer." 



GOOD TYPE OF STEER TO FEED. 



FEEDING STUFF. MANURIAL VALUE OF MAN- 



VALUE URE FROM ONE 

 PER TON. TON. 



Corn $ 5 65 $ 4 80 



Cottonseed meal 22 50 19 13 



Cottonseed hulls 2 99 2 54 



Wheat bran 11 17 9 47 



Johnsongrass hay 4 24 3 60 



Valuing the manure on this basis we have: 



Manure from 5247 Ibs. corn v $ 12 59 



Manure from 4975 Ibs. cottonseed meal 47 56 



Manure from 23675 Ibs. cottonseed hulls 30 07 



Manure from 1743 Ibs. wheat bran 8 26 



Manure from 8010 Ibs. hay (estimated as Johnsongrass hay) 14 42 

 Total .. ....$ 112 90 



