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INVESTIGATION IN ANIMAL NUTRITION 



TABLE XIX 

 COST OF FEED OF GROUP VII, PASTURE LOT 



Total .......... | ..... | $41.33 | $9.04 | 9.67 | $70.94 



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Table XIX gives the same data with respect to the weights of the 

 steers at the various stages as were given in Table XVIII, followed by 

 the cost of the various feeds, the total feed-cost after returning from 

 pasture, and the feed-cost per pound of gain. The lot of this group 

 that was on continuous stall feed was ready for market May 23, 1915, 

 but because of the small gain made in pasture these did not attain the 

 desired weight until August 1. The range of feed-cost for a pound of 

 gain was from 4.6 cents in going from 700 to 800 pounds to 8.9 cents 

 in going from 900 to 1,000 pounds, the same as was the case with the 

 pasture lot of Group V. The -total cost for feed after returning from 

 pasture was $39.84 against $31.83 for Group V. The average feed- 

 cost for a pound of gain after returning from pasture was 7.1 cents, 

 being 0.4 of a cent more than the cost of the former lot. During the 

 first year the feed-cost was $31.10, being 6.8 cents per pound of gain. 

 The total feed-cost per head of this lot was $70.94, being 6.9 cents 

 \vhile on stall feed against $61.70 for total feed-cost and 6.3 cents per 

 pound of gain for the pasture steers of Group V. This increase in 

 total feed-cost and feed-cost per pound of gain was doubtless wholly 

 due to the fact that they had to be fed 69 days more to bring them to 

 the proper finish. The cost of the milk consumed the first year is not 

 listed but is included in the total cost of $31.10. Notwithstanding the 

 unsatisfactory gain made in pasture, 30 per cent of them topped the 

 market at $9.50 per hundred weight, while 70 per cent brought $8.50 

 per hundred weight under specific instructions that they should be sold 

 strictly on their market value. After deducting cost of feed there was 

 a net margin of $28.12 per head. 



To show at a glance the daily average pounds of feed, grain, hay, 

 and silage consumed by the two lots of steers after they returned from 

 pasture, actual and per 100 pounds live weight, Table XX is given. 



