BEEP CATTLE IN NORTH CAROLINA. 



TOTAL AND DAILY GAINS. 



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Table 18 shows the average initial and final weights per head for 

 the steers in each lot, and the total and daily gains made by each 

 steer. 



Table 18.— Total and daily gains, Nov. 17, 1913, to Mar. 9, 1914, 113 



Lot 



No. 



Num- 

 ber of 

 steers. 



Ration. 



Average 



Average 



Average 



initial 



final 



total 



weight 



weight 



gams 



per 



per 



per 



steer. 



steer. 



steer. 



Pounds. 



Pounds. 



Pounds. 



819 



973 



154 



823 



983 



160 



Average 

 daily 

 gains 

 per 

 steer. 



Cottonseed meal, cottonseed hulls, corn stover, 

 and hay 



Cottonseed meal, ear corn, cottonseed hulls, corn 

 stover, and hay 



Pounds. 

 1.36 



The steers in Lot 1 made an average total gain of 154 pounds per 

 head during the 113 days of the fattening period, while those of 

 Lot 2 averaged 160 pounds. The average daily gains per head were 

 1.36 pounds for Lot 1 and 1.42 pounds for Lot 2. Considering that 

 the steers were in good condition when the feeding began, and noting 

 the rations fed, it can be seen that these gains, though not large, were 

 very satisfactory. The lot of steers fed cottonseed meal and ear corn 

 made slightly larger gains. 



QUANTITY AND COST OF FEED REQUIRED FOR 100 POUNDS GAINED. 



The quantity and cost of feeds required to produce 100 pounds of 

 gain for each lot is shown in Table 19. 



Table 19. — Quantity and cost 1 of feed required to make 100 pounds of gain. 



Lot 



Number 



No. 



of steers. 



1 



12 



2 



12 



Ration. 



Pounds of 

 feed re- 

 quired to 

 make 100 

 pounds of 

 gain. 



Cost of feed 



for 100 



pounds of 



gain. 



Cottonseed meal 



Cottonseed hulls 



Corn stover and hay . 



Cottonseed meal 



Ear corn 



Cottonseed hulls 



Com stover and hay . 



483 



1,222 



297 



334 



443 



1.247 



'211 



$13.32 



1 Prices of feeds used: 



Cottonseed meal $30. 00 per ton. 



Cottonseed hulls 7. 50 per ton. 



Ear corn .' 50 per bushel. 



Corn stover and hay mixed 10. 00 per ton. 



It required 483 pounds of cottonseed meal, 1,222 pounds of cotton- 

 seed hulls, and 297 pounds of hay and corn stover, valued at $13.32, 

 to produce 100 pounds of gain for the steers in Lot 1, and for those 

 in Lot 2, 334 pounds of cottonseed meal, 443 pounds of ear corn, 1,247 



