BEEF CATTLE IN NORTH CAROLINA. 



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KIND OF STEEES USED. 



The steers used in the experiments of 1914-15 were native grades, 2 

 and 3 years of age. The 11 head making up the first three lots were 

 better steers than those used the previous year, but those of Lot 4 

 were " short " 2-year-olds of about the same quality as the 24 head 

 which were fed in 1913-14. 



CHARACTER AND PRICES OF FEEDS USED. 



The cottonseed meal and hulls used were of the same grade as in 

 1913-14 and analyzed about 38.6 per cent crude protein. The corn 

 was good, sound, white corn, and the silage was of good average 

 quality, made from corn that would have yielded about 40 bushels 

 per acre. 



The cottonseed meal and cottonseed hulls were bought and deliv- 

 ered for $25 and $5.50 per ton, respectively. The corn was charged 

 against the steers at $1 per bushel, and the corn silage was valued 

 at $3 per acre. 



METHOD OF FEEDING AND HANDLING THE CATTLE. 



The same system was followed as in 1913-14, all the feeds being 

 mixed before feeding and the steers brought gradually to a full feed. 



The initial and final weights were obtained from weighings made 

 on three consecutive days, and weights were taken every 28 days 

 during the progress of the experiment. 



QUANTITY OF FEED CONSUMED AND AVERAGE DALLY RATIONS. 



The average total quantities of feeds consumed by each steer in 

 the various lots, and the average daily rations per head by 28-day 

 periods, also for the total feeding period, are summarized in Table 22. 



Table 22.— Total and average daily rations, Oct. 21, 1914, to Jan. 24, 1915, 96 days. 









Ration. 



Total 

 feed con- 

 sumed 

 per steer. 



Average daily ration by periods. 



Aver- 

 age 



Lot 

 No. 



Number 

 of steers. 



Days 

 fed. 



First 

 period, 

 28 days. 



Second 

 period , 

 28 days. 



Third 

 period, 

 28 days. 



Fourth 

 period, 

 12 days. 



daily 

 ration 



for 

 entire 

 period. 



1 10 



96 





Pounds. 

 527 



Pounds. 



3.38 

 21.84 



3.38 



5.17 

 21.84 



5.17 

 38.45 



Pounds. 



6.00 

 25.00 



6.00 



8.00 

 25.00 



8.00 

 45.00 



Pounds. 



6.44 

 25.00 



6.00 



8.64 

 25.00 



8.64 

 45.00 



Pounds. 



6.82 

 25.00 



6.00 



8.68 

 25.00 



8.68 

 10.91 

 14.09 



7.00 

 2 20. 00 



Pounds 

 5.49' 







2,308 

 500 

 711 



2,308 

 711 



3,875 



24.04 



2 10 96 



Ear corn 



5.21 

 7.41 







24.04 



3 21 96 





7.41 





Cornsilaee 



40.36 



4 26 ! Ill 





694 l 4.61 

 2,212 18.66 



6.43 

 21.07 



7.00 

 20.00 



6.25 







19.92 

















1 Cottonseed hulls were fed only the last 12 days of the feeding period. 



2 Lot 4 was fed 111 days, or 27 days during the fourth period. 



