BEEF CATTLE IX NORTH CAROLINA. 



Table 3. — Total and daily gains during three rcinters. 



1913-14. 



Lot 

 No. 



Num- 

 ber 

 of 



steers. 



Num- 

 ber 

 of 

 days. 



Ration. 



Average 

 initial 

 weight 



per steer. 



Average 



final 



weight 



per steer. 



Total 

 gain(+) 



or 

 loss (— ) 

 per steer. 



Daily 

 gain (+) 



or 

 loss (— ) 

 per steer. 



128 



128 

 123 



112 



Ear corn, corn stover, and hay. . 

 Corn silage, corn stover, and hay 



do 



Winter grazed 



Pounds. 

 769 

 770 

 676 

 515 



Pounds. 

 741 

 688 

 592 

 532 



Pounds. 

 -28 

 -82 

 -84 

 +17 



Pounds. 

 -0.22 



1914-15. 



1 

 2 

 3 



24 

 24 

 31 

 26 



131 

 131 

 131 



131 



Ear corn, corn stover, hay, and straw... 

 Corn silage, corn stover,hay, and straw. 

 do 



757 

 738 

 677 

 705 



725 

 710 

 645 

 722 



-32 

 -28 

 -32 



+17 



-0.24 



- .21 



— .24 



4 





+ .13 









1915-16. 



1 

 2 

 3 



24 

 24 

 33 



16 



m 



119 

 119 



119 



Ear corn, cornstover,hay,andstraw. . 

 Corn silage, corn stover, hay, and straw. 

 do 



814 

 806 

 770 

 762 



779 

 764 

 730 

 788 



-35 

 -42 

 -40 

 +26 



-0.29 



- .35 



- .34 



4 



Winter grazed 



+ .22 









The table shows that in 1913-14 the cattle in Lot 1, fed on ear 

 corn, corn stover, and hay, lost during the winter a total of 28 

 pounds per steer, equal to a daily loss of 0.22 pound per steer. 

 These steers made the smallest loss of any of the cattle in the barns. 

 The cattle in Lot 2, fed corn silage, corn stover, and hay, lost 82 

 pounds per head, or a daily loss per steer of 0.64 pound during the 

 winter. 



The cattle in Lot 3, which were " short-aged " and lighter in 

 weight, were wintered on the same kinds of feed as those in Lot 2. 

 They lost practically the same per steer, showing a total loss of 84 

 pounds for the winter and a daily loss of 0.68 pound. 



The winter-grazed cattle (Lot 4) did not lose weight, but gained 

 17 pounds per steer, equal to a daily gain of 0.15 pound. In com- 

 paring these cattle with those in the other lots there seemed to be a 

 greater difference in their condition than the gains and losses indi- 

 cated. The steers in Lot 4 were in splendid condition when spring 

 came, whereas those in Lots 2 and 3 were very thin, though still 

 strong and thrifty. However, they were thinner than many buyers 

 of stock cattle would prefer if purchasing for shipment, as the losses 

 in transit probably would have been greater. 



During 1914-15 the cattle in Lot 1, which were fed the same as 

 those in Lot 1 the previous year, made a total loss for 131 clays during 



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