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Prices used for feed and cattle 6 



Kind of forage fed to each lot 7 



Plan of bulletin 8 



Continuous record of steers, Tables 1 to 8 9 



Gains during first winter, Table 9 18 



Daily gains, winters and summers, Table 10 19 



Relation of summer and winter gains 20 



Relative gains of steers, Table 11 23 



Weights of steers at ends of periods, Table 12 24 



Forage required for winter, Table 13 25 



Forage eaten per steer daily, Table 14 26 



Cost of gains , 26 



Pounds feed required for 100 Ibs. gain, Table 15 27 



Cost of 100 Ibs. gain during winter, Table 16 28 



Cost of 100 Ibs. gain during summer, Table 17 29 



Cost of feed for wintering steer, Table 18 29 



Cost of steer at end of periods, Table 19 31 



Cost of steer per 100 Ibs. at end of periods, Table 20 32 



Relative standing of forage rations as indicated by winter gains, 



Table 21 33 



Relative standing of forage rations as indicated by summer gains, 



Table 22 34 



Relative standing of forage rations as indicated by gains for the year, 



Table 23 34 



Values of steers for different periods during experiments, Tables 24 



to 31 inclusive 35 



Rise in price per 100 Ibs. necessary to cover cost of winter feed, 



Table 32 44 



Decrease in price per 100 Ibs. that may be permitted in fall below the 



spring price, Table 33 44 



Cost of steers per 100 Ibs. in spring, Table 34 45 



Cost of steers per 100 Ibs. in fall, Table 35 46 



Cost of 100 Ibs. gain in summer at various charges for pasture, 



Table 36 48 



Relative price received for ton of forage when cattle are sold in 



spring, Table 37 49 



Summary of entire experiment .53 



