THE FEEDING AND MANAGEMENT OF CATTLE. 463 



The values placed on the food articles in this table are as follows: 



Cotton seed, raw or cooked per ton . . $7. 00 



Cotton-seed bulls v do 3. 00 



Cotton-seed meal , do 20. 00 



Corn and cob meal per bushel.. .40 



Mixed hay per ton . . 6. 00 



These gains are very satisfactory, and I doubt if in any other section 

 of the United States a pound of beef can be produced at so low a cost 

 for food as is here given. 



FOOD REQUIRED FOR MAKING A POUND OF BEEF. 



Our experiment stations are helping in the matter of determining the 

 amount of food required to produce a pound of beef, and the results 

 are proving most interesting reading. In the following table is sum- 

 marized the amount of food required to produce 100 pounds of gain, 

 live weight, with calves and steers at different ages. It will bear care- 

 ful study. 



