28 BULLETIN 628, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table 12. — Summary of three years' work, winter and summer. 



Lot 

 No. 



Ration. 



Year. 



Gain(+) 

 or loss 

 (-)for 

 winter 



per steer. 



Gain for 

 summer 

 per steer. 



Total 

 gain over 



fall 



weieht 



per steer. 



Cost per 



pound of 



yearly 



gain. 



Total 



cost per 

 steer. 



Total 

 profit per 



steer, 

 including 

 manure.' 



1-a 



Winter: Ear corn, stover, and 

 hay. Summer: Grass. 



Average 



Winter: Ear corn, stover, and 

 hay. Summer: Grass and 

 cake. 



Average 



1913-14 



1914-15 

 1915-16 



1913-14 



1914-15 

 1915-16 



Pounds. 



(?) 



-32 

 -35 



Pounds. 



Pound.:. 











429 



327 



397 

 292 



SO. 043 

 .055 



$17. 20 

 16. OS 



§20. 62 

 16.84 





-33 



378 



344 



.048 



16.64 



18.73 



1-b 



-28 

 -32 

 -35 



346 

 344 



347 



318 

 312 

 312 



.066 

 .079 

 .096 



21.16 

 24.70 

 30.13 



22.75 

 14.36 

 12.45 





-32 1 345 



314 



.074 



25.33 



19.85 





Winter: Silage, stover, and hav. 

 Summer: Grass. 



Average 



1913-14 

 1914-15 

 1915-16 





2-a 



G) 



-28 

 -42 















368 

 346 



340 



302 



.037 

 .039 



12.58 

 11.78 



20.30 

 21.83 





-35 



357 



321 



.03S 



• 12.18 



21.06 





Winter: Silage, stover, and hay. 

 Summer: Grass and cake. 



Average 



1913-14 

 1914-15 

 191.5-16 





2-b 



-82 

 -28 

 -42 



366 

 401 

 370 



284 



373 



328 



.064 

 .054 



.078 



18.07 

 20.07 

 25.83 



23.23 

 24.10 

 16.31 





-51 \ 379 



328* 



.065 



21.32 



21.54 





Winter: Silage, stover, and hay. 

 Summer: Grass. 



Average 



1913 14 

 1914-15 

 1915-16 





3 



-84 j 380 

 -32 367 

 -40 1 334 



296 

 335 



294 



.040 



.037 

 .040 



11.94 

 12. 45 

 11.78 



24.31 

 19.87 

 21.12 





-52 | 360 



308 



.039 



12.06 



21.77 





Winter: Pasture. Summer: 

 Pasture 



1913-14 

 1914-15 

 191.5-16 





4 



17 | 328 



17 345 

 26 316 



345 

 362 

 342 



.032 

 .031 

 .030 



10. 98 

 11.29 

 10.23 



2 21.75 

 2 21.18 





Average 



2 24. 16 





20 



330 



350 



.031 



10.80 



2 22. :,6 











i All the steers in Lots 1 and 2 during 1914 were fed cottonseed cake and pasture. 

 2 No manure included. 



Table 12 shows that the steers in Lot 1, division " a," were, wintered 

 each year on ear corn, corn stover, and hay. During the summer they 

 were on grass alone. These steers lost an average of 33 pounds per 

 steer each winter for the three years. During the summer they made 

 an average total gain of 378 pounds, or a total gain over the initial 

 fall weight of 344 pounds, at an average total cost of $16.64 per steer. 

 They made an average profit per steer of $18.73, the total average 

 cost per Dound of gain being $0,048. 



The steers in Lot 1, division " b," wintered the same as those in 

 Lot 1, division " a," but fed cottonseed cake on grass during the 

 summer, lost 32 pounds per steer during the winter. The average 

 total gain during the summer was 345 pounds, or a total gain per 

 steer over the initial fall weight of 314 pounds. The total cost per 

 steer was $25.33, showing an average profit per steer of $19.85, the 

 total average cost per pound of gain being $0,074. 



The steers in Lot 2, division " a," wintered on corn silage, corn 

 stover, hay. and straw, and getting grass alone during the summers, 

 lost on an average 35 pounds per steer during the winter. The aver- 



