Cattle Feeding Experiments. 18 



Lot 6. 

 1905 

 Nov. 1 To 10 steers, weight 9,718 Ibs. at $3.67 'per 



hundred $352 65 



To 5,380.2 Ibs. unhusked corn at 55.3 cents per 



hundred (31 cents per bushel) 28 67 



To 2,690.1 Ibs. corn at 62% cents per hundred 



(35 cents per bushel) 16 81 



To 7,700 Ibs. alfalfa at $6.00 per ton 23 21 



To 7,700 Ibs. corn-stover at $2.50 per ton 9 62 



To interest on $352.65 for 3 mo. at 6 per cent. . 5 28 



To profit on ten steers 45 IS 



1906 



Jan. 24 By 10 steers, weight 11,232 Ibs., at $4.15 per 



hundred $466 13 



By 283.1 Ibs. pork at $5.40 per hundred 15 29 



$481 42 $481 42 

 (Profit on each steer, $4.59.) 



If the alfalfa had cost $14.90 per ton, there would have 

 been nothing saved nor lost by feeding it with prairie hay, 

 as the profits would have been the same with or without al- 

 falfa. As compared with prairie hay alone at $6.00 per ton, 

 alfalfa alone returned a value of $10.80 per ton. If the al- 

 falfa had cost $19.70 per ton, there would have been nothing 

 gained nor lost in feeding it with the corn-stover. The above 

 figures are true for this particular experiment only, and 

 should not be considered conclusive tho they agree in prin- 

 ciple with former comparisons. The experiment furnishes 

 a strong argument in favor of making at least half the rough- 

 ness alfalfa. 



The corn-stover in this experiment returned a value of 

 $4.07 per ton in comparison with prairie hay at $6.00. 



Two-thirds of the corn in Lot 6 was fed on the stalk and 

 one-third as snapped corn. Charging four cents per bushel 

 for removing the ears, the unhusked corn cost 31 cents and 

 the remaining third was figured at 35 cents. The cost of 

 gains was the same as in Lot 5, but the corn-fodder gave a 

 slightly higher net profit because of the larger production of 

 pork. This will be tested further. 



