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$1.36. The grass and cake finished cattle in Lot 2, division "b," 

 made 100 pounds gain at a cost of $3.11. The grass-finished steers in 

 Lot 3 made 100 pounds gain for the same cost as those in Lot 2, divi- 

 sion " a," which was $1.36 per hundred pounds. The winter and 

 summer grazed steers made 100 pounds gain at a cost of $1.45. This 

 was a very cheap gain when it is considered that these steers were 

 17 pounds heavier in the spring than in the previous fall, whereas 

 all the cattle in the other lots were from 28 to 32 pounds lighter in 

 the spring than in the fall previous. 



The third section gives the quantity and cost of feed required to 

 make 100 pounds gain in the 1916 trial. The grass-finished cattle in 

 Lot 1, division " a," made 100 pounds gain at a cost of $1.53. The 

 grass and cake finished steers in Lot 1, division " b," made 100 pounds 

 gain at a cost of $3.65, 147 pounds of cottonseed cake being fed with 

 the grass to make this gain. The grass-finished steers in Lot 2, 

 division " a," made 100 pounds gain at a cost of $1.45, which was the 

 cheapest gain made by any of the cattle during this summer's work. 

 The grass and cake finished steers in Lot 2, division " b," required 

 somewhat less cake to make 100 pounds gain than those in Lot 1, di- 

 vision " b," only 142 pounds of cake being fed to make 100 pounds 

 gain at a cost of $3.48. The grass-finished steers in Lot 3 made 100 

 pounds gain at a cost of $1.50. The winter and summer grazed 

 steers (Lot 4) made 100 pounds gain during the summer at a cost 

 of $1.58. This was a very cheap gain when it is considered that these 

 cattle were 26 pounds heavier in the spring than in the fall previous, 

 and that steers in the other lots had lost 30 to 40 pounds per head 

 during the winter and would consequently make more rapid gains 

 during the summer season. 



SUMMARY OF THE THREE YEARS' WORK, INCLUDING WINTER 



AND SUMMER. 



In order to make the combined winter and summer work for the 

 three years clear, a general summary (Table 12) has been prepared, 

 giving the rations, gain or loss for the winter per steer, gain for the 

 summer per steer, total gain for the year, total cost per pound gain, 

 total cost per steer both winter and summer ; and total profit per steer, 

 including manure. In Lot 4, where the cattle were on pasture all 

 winter, the manure was not included in figuring the profit per steer. 

 The feeds in Table 12 were figured at the average cost for the three 

 vears. 



