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4. The cost of producing 100 pounds gain in Lot 1 was $13.32 ; and 

 in Lot 2. $13.92. 



5. The cattle as feeders cost $5.50 per hundredweight in the fall. 

 A margin of $2.10 per hundredweight was realized when they were 

 sold on the Baltimore market the following spring at $7.60 per 

 hundredweight for both lots. 



6. The average profit per steer, including the value of the manure 

 produced, was $6.33 and $5.44 for Lots 1 and 2. respectively. When 

 the manure was not included there was a loss of $1.67 per head in Lot 

 1 and $2.56 per head in Lot 2. 



WOKK OF 1914-15. 



1. The cattle used in Lots 1. 2. and 3 were good grade native 2 

 and 3 year old steers. Those composing Lot 1 were native grades 

 averaging a little short of 2 years old and were classed as plain 

 steers. 



•1. The steers were divided into four lots and fed as follows: 



Lot 1, 10 steers, fed cottonseed meal, ear corn, and cottonseed hulls. 

 Lot 2, 10 steers, fed cottonseed meal and cottonseed hulls. 

 Lot 3, 21 steers, fed cottonseed meal and corn silage. 

 Lot 4, 26 steers, fed cottonseed meal and cottonseed hulls. 



3. At the beginning of the experiment the average weights per 

 head were : Lot 1, 911 pounds: Lot 2, 967 pounds : Lot 3, 911 pounds; 

 and Lot 4,736 pounds. After feeding 96 days the final weights for 

 the steers average 1,096 pounds. 1.103 pounds and 1.110 pounds, respec- 

 tively, for Lots 1, 2, and 3. These steers in Lot 1 were fed 111 days and 

 weighed 893 pounds per head at the conclusion of the experiment. 

 Thus the total gains per head were 155 pounds for Lot 1, 135 pounds 

 for Lot 2, 199 pounds for Lot 3, and 157 pounds for Lot 1. making an 

 average daily gain per head of 1.61 pounds, 1.12 pounds, 2.07 pounds, 

 and 1.13 pounds for Lots 1, 2, 3, and 1, respectively. 



4. It cost $12.96 to produce 100 pounds of gain in Lot 1 : in Lot 2, 

 $11.21 : in Lot 3. $7.60 : and in Lot 4. $9.40. 



5. The cattle in Lots 1, 2. and 3 cost $6.75 per hundredweight in 

 the fall as feeders, and all sold for $7.75 per hundredweight at Rich- 

 mond the following spring. The steers in Lot 4 cost $6 per hundred- 

 weight in the fall and sold for $7 per hundredweight on the local 

 market. 



6. After crediting the steers with the manure produced, the aver- 

 age profit per head was as follows: Lot 1. $5.17; Lot 2. $9.48: Lot 3, 

 $13.33 : and Lot 4. $11.63. \Yhen the manure is excluded there was 

 a loss on Lot 1 of $2.83 per head, a profit on Lot 2 of $1.48 per head, 

 a profit on Lot 3 of $5.33 per head ; and a profit on Lot 4 of $3.63 per 

 head. 



