14 



Wheat bran, (pounds) 2.65 



Gluten meal, 2.65 



Cora stover, 18.00 



Nutritive ratio, 1 :5.84 



Total cost, (cents) 9.74 



Mauurial value obtainable, 7.51 



Net cost, 2.23 



Steer No. 3. 



Total amount of feed consmned from Dec. 10, 1889, to March 25, 



1890. 



387.50 lbs. 

 140.50 '' 

 245.00 " 

 135.00 " 

 392.00 " 

 3542.00 " 

 315.00 " 



wheat bran, 



gluten meal, 



Old Process linseed meal, 



corn and cob meal, 



corn stover, 



corn ensilage, 



corn fodder. 



Dry matter. 

 Pounds. 



351.58 

 126.73 

 223.50 

 124.07 

 286.36 

 958.11 

 250.68 



Cost. 



$3.20 

 1.62 

 3.41 

 1.11 



0.98 

 4.87 

 1.18 



2321.03 $16.37 

 Live weight of animal at beginning of experiment, 

 Live weight at time of killing. 

 Live weight gained during experiment, 

 Average gain in weight per day, 

 Dressed weight of animal, 

 Loss in weight by dressing, 484 lbs. or 

 Original cost of animal, 1336 lbs. at 3 l-2c. 

 Selling price of animal, 886 lbs. at 6c., 

 Net cost of feed after deducting 8% of raanurial value, 



Fertilizer 

 value. 



$2.64 



1.14 



2.62 



.41 



.92 



2.76 



.77 



$11.26 



1235 lbs. 



1370 lbs. 



135 lbs. 



1.27 lbs. 



886 lbs. 



35.33% 



$46.76 



$53.16 



$6.01 



