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made. The steers in Lot 1, division " a," made a total gain of 327 

 pounds per steer, or an average daily gain of 2.34 pounds during 

 the 140 days they were on experiment. Lot 1, division "b, con- 

 taining the grass and cake finished steers, made a total gain of 347 

 pounds, or an average daily gain of 2.48 pounds per steer in the 

 same length of time: Lot 2, division " a," containing the grass-fed 

 steers, made a total gain of 346 pounds, or an average daily gain 

 of 2.47 pounds per steer. Lot 2, division " b," containing the grass 

 and cake finished steers, made a total gain of 370 pounds, or an 

 average daily gain of 2.64 pounds per steer. Lot 3, containing the 

 grass cattle, made a total gain of 334 pounds, or an average daily 

 gain of 2.39 pounds per steer. Lot 4, containing the winter-grazed 

 cattle, made a total gain of 316 pounds, or 2.26 pounds daily per 

 steer for the summer. As in the two previous years' trials, steers in 



Fig. 



7 —Condition of steers in spring before placing on pasture and cottonseed cake 



(Lot 1, 1916). 



Lot 4 made the largest gain from fall to fall. The cake-fed steers 

 made larger gains, however, than any of the steers that received 

 pasture alone. 



QUANTITY* AND COST OF FEED REQUIRED TO MAKE 100 POUNDS GAIN. 



The cost of 100 pounds of gain will vary in different sections 

 owing to the difference in the cost of feed. When the farmer knows 

 how many pounds of feed are required to make 100 pounds gain he 

 can figure easily the cost under his own conditions. The principal 

 thing stock raisers and farmers want to know is how many pounds 

 of gain they can expect to put on a 2-year-old steer with grass alone 

 or with grass supplemented with cottonseed cake and the cost to 

 make 100 pounds of gain in each case. 



Table 11 shows the quantity and cost of feed required to make 

 100 pounds of gain. 



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