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than 50 cents per bushel net, because of the distance from a shipping 

 point, remoteness from market, and the bad condition of the roads 

 over which it would have to have been handled. 



When it is considered that by feeding the calves the corn, the corn 

 silage and hay were sold through the calves at excellent prices, and 

 more than that, a net cash profit was made, the results are considered 

 very satisfactory. 



SLAUGHTER DATA. 



The calves were driven from the farm 6 miles to the loading pens. 



The shrinkage in transit was 36, 57, and 29 pounds for the calves 

 of lots 1, 2, and 3, respectively. The heavier shrink of the calves of 

 lot 2 is unaccounted for. The average shrinkage per head for all 

 calves was 41 pounds. Although the calves of lot 2 made the largest 

 daily gain, they had not fattened as well as either of the other lots, 

 and this is reflected in the manner in which they dressed out. The 

 calves of lot 1 sold for a little more per hundredweight and dressed 

 out slightly higher than either of the other lots. 



By farm weights the calves of lot 1 killed out nearly 2^ per cent 

 more than those of lot 2 and 0.4 per cent more than those of lot 3. 

 By market weights the calves of all three lots killed out very uni- 

 formly, lot 1 killing out a little better than either of the other two 

 lots. The purchaser reported that all the calves killed out well and 

 produced nice carcasses. The calves as a whole dressed out slightly 

 over 54 per cent by sale weights. 



Table 15. — Slaughter data. 



Lot 



No. 



Ration. 



Average 



farm 



weight 



of each 



calf 

 4-12-15. 



Average 

 market 

 weight 

 of each 



calf 

 4-14-15. 



Average 

 shrink 



Average 

 weight 



of 

 carcass. 



Percent- 

 age 

 dressed 

 by farm 

 weights. 



Percen 



1 Cottonseed meal 

 Cottonseed hulls 

 Corn silage 

 Alfalfa hay 



! Cottonseed meal, two-thirds. . 

 Corn-and-cob meal, one-third. 

 Cottonseed hulls 

 Corn silage 

 Alfalfa hay 



1 Cottonseed meal, one-third. . . 

 Corn-and-cob meal, two-thirds 

 Cottonseed hulls 

 Corn silage 

 Alfalfa hay 



Pounds. 

 660 



668 



Pounds. 

 624 



611 



Pounds. 

 36 



57 



Pounds. 

 342 



330 



Per cent. 

 51.88 



Per 



cent. 

 54.85 



622 



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SUMMARY STATEMENT. 



1. The object of this test was to get further information con- 

 cerning the use of cottonseed meal and mixtures of cottonseed meal 

 and corn for finishing calves for the market. 



2. The average initial weights of the calves used in the test were 

 as follows: Lot 1, 43T; lot 2, 427: lot 3, 436 pounds. The final 



