FEEDING EXPERIMENTS WITH BEEF CATTLE. 41 



To feeding 12,950 Ibs. corn stover @ $8.00 per ton $ 51.80 



To feeding 18,165 Ibs. corn silage @ $2.75 per ton 24.98 



To feeding 2,940 Ibs. cottonseed hulls @ $8.00 per ton. . 11.76 



Total $441.16 



By sale of 7 steers, weight 7.450 Ibs. @ $5.75 per 



hundred 428.37 



To value of 30 tons manure @ $2.00 per ton 60.00 



Total $488.37 



Profit on lot 1 (seven steers) 47.21 



Profit per steer 6.74 



Necessary selling price per hundred to break even on the 



transaction not counting the manure 5.92 



Lot 2. Seven steers fed cottonseed meal and corn silage in 1909-1910. 



To purchase of 7 steers, weight 6,454 Ibs. @ $4.00 per 



hundred $258.16 



To feeding 6,380.5 Ibs cottonseed meal @ $30.00 per 



ton 95.70 



To feeding 5,915 Ibs. corn stover @ $8.00 per ton 23.66 



To feeding 27,720 Ibs. corn silage @ $2.75 per ton 3$.12 



To feeding 2,940 Ibs. cottonseed hulls @ $8.00 per ton . . 11.76 



Total $427.40 



By sale of 7 steers, weight 7,510 Ibs. @ $5.75 per 



hundred 431.82 



To value of 30 tons manure @ $2.00 per ton 60.00 



Total $491.82 



Profit on lot 2 (seven steers) 64.42 



Profit per steer . 9.20 



Necessary selling price per hundred to break even on the 



transaction not counting the manure 5.69 



Lot 3. Seven steers fed cottonseed meal and cottonseed hulls in 



1909-1910. 



To purchase of 7 steers, weight 6,627 Ibs. @ $4.00 per 



hundred $265.08 



To feeding 6,380.5 Ibs. cottonseed meal @ $30.00 per 



ton '. 95.70 



To feeding 6,020 Ibs. corn stover @ $8.00 per ton 24.08 



To feeding 3,272.5 Ibs. corn silage @ $2.75 per ton 4.50 



To feeding 14,052.5 Ibs. cottonseed hulls @ $8.00 per 



ton . 56.21 



Total $445.57 



