FATTENING CATTLE IN ALABAMA. 



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jSnisnea ,n one pasture on grass alone the folio wing summer. The 

 grass received and the method of handling were therefore just the 

 same for each steer during this period. This method of comparing 

 the results is seen in Table 10, which follows: 



Table 10. — Comparison of summer gains resulting from various methods of winter 



feeding. 



A. Steers summered on pasture alone. 















Combined win- 





Num- 





Winter gains. 1 



Summer gains. 



ter and sum- 

 mer gains. 





ber of 

 steers 



Aver- 

 age 











Lot and winter ration (average for 



Aver- 



Aver- 



Aver- 



Aver- 



Aver- 



Aver- 



3 years, 1908, 1909, and 1910). 



m 



weight 



age 



age 



age 



age 



age 



age 





S TTipr 



in fall. 



total 



daily 



total 



daily 



total 



daily 





group. 





gam 



gam 



gam 



gam 



gam 



gam 







per 



per 



per 



per 



per 



per 









steer. 



steer. 



steer. 



steer. 



steer. 



steer. 







Pounds. 



Pounds. 



Pounds. 



Pounds. 



Pounds. 



Pounds 



Pounds. 





17 



662 



— 92 



— 1.02 



225 



1.79 



133 



0.62 



Lot 2. Range and cottonseed meal 





















18 

 9 



723 

 767 



- 14 



- 21 



- .16 



- .25 



194 

 170 



1.53 

 1.52 



ISO 

 149 



.83 



Lot 3 . Range and co wpea hay 



.76 



Lot 4. Range and damaged hay 



11 



648 



- 66 



- .70 



218 



1.59 



152 



.65 



Lot 5. Range and cotton seed 



5 



657 



- 44 



- .45 



284 



1.84 



240 



.95 



Grand average 





693 



- 49 



- .54 



211 



1.64 



162 



.74 



B. Steers summered on pasture and cottonseed cake (medium ration). 





25 



21 

 8 



12 

 9 



692 -104 



681 ! - 8 

 678 1 - 10 

 643 - 51 

 671 1 - 47 



-1.14 



- .09 



- .12 



- .54 



- .48 



2S2 



244 

 248 

 244 

 301 



2.21 



1.89 

 2.22 

 1.76 

 1.95 



178 



236 

 238 

 193 



253 



0.82 



Lot 2. Range and cottonseed meal 



1.07 



Lot 3. Range and cowpea hav 



Lot 4. Range and damaged hay 



Lot 5. Range and cotton seed 



1.22 

 .82 

 1.01 







677 J - 52 



- .56 



264 



2.02 



212 



.96 









C. Steers summered on pasture and cold-pressed cake. 



Lot 1. 







8 



10 



7 



723 



689 

 722 



- 99 



- 1 

 6 



-1.18 



- .01 

 .07 



196 



215 

 212 



1.74 



1.92 

 1.89 



97 



214 

 218 



0.49 



Lot 2. 



Range and cottonseed 



meal 



1.09 



Lot 3 



Range and cowpea hav 





1.11 













709 



- 30 



- .36 



208 



1.85 



178 



.90 













E. Steers summered on pasture and cotton seed. 





6 



3 

 3 

 3 



709 



675 

 731 



717 



-117 



30 



- 52 



- 46 



-1.19 



.23 



- .53 



- .47 



351 



263 

 341 

 270 



2.28 



1.71 

 2.22 

 1.76 



234 



293 

 289 

 224 



93 



Lot 2. Range and cottonseed meal 



1 17 



Lot 4. Range and damaged hay 



Lot 5. Range and cotton seed 



1.15 



.89 







708 



- 60 



- .63 



315 



2.05 



255 



1.01 









F. Steers summered on pasture and cottonseed cake (heavy ration) — special group. 





12 



13 



17 

 8 



715 



729 

 729 



772 



-102 



60 



- 63 



- 25 



-1.08 



.63 



- .67 



- .26 



267 



208 

 228 

 280 



2.31 



1.71 

 2.00 

 2.00 



165 



268 

 165 



255 



0.79 



Lot 2. Range and cottonseed meal 



1.24 



Lot 4. Range and damaged hay 



Lot 5. Range and cotton seed 



.79 

 1.07 







733 



- 34 



- .36 



240 



1.87 



206 



.95 









E. Steers summered on pasture, cottonseed cake, and alfalfa hay. 





4 

 3 



592 

 571 



- 93 

 39 



-0.94 

 .43 



267 

 224 



2.26 

 1.90 



174 

 263 



0.81 



Lot 2. Range and cottonseed meal 



1.26 











583 



- 36 



- .35 



249 



2.11 



212 



1.00 









1 A minus sign (— ) indicates loss. 



