COMPARISON OF CONCENTRATES FOR FATTENING STEERS. 5 
There was very little difference in the average daily gains per steer. 
These gains are very satisfactory for a feeding period of 123 days with 
steers such as those used. 
QUANTITY AND COST OF FEED REQUIRED TO MAKE 100 POUNDS OF 
GAIN. 
Table 3 shows the amount and costs of feed required to make 100 
pounds of gain. 
TaBLe 3.—Quantity and cost of feed required to make 100 pounds of gain—December 1, 
1914, to April 8, 1915, 123 days. 
Quantity 
ak of feed to Pest of 
N = Ration. make 100 
No. pounds 
pounds | of ain 
of gain. Sa 
Pounds 
Mater emurcnl sees eee es ee ee ee ee oe me 5 
Le ASHLEE. 6 SAS SIRES eS Oe a SS eg I a en TE 1,971 at $6. 96 
Wa wie a HAY eens coe a eS SRE ee a EE os se ee SRR Ea 8 71 
GIG =PrESSOG CAKE Pe anette tach see Nu al Bee oem che aa duels Meee ee mts otaadl 502 
Se SUN AE oer eee eter ais Staten mia siatcle arco niece's Sele cicibs Stare siolae ees we slo ee oe te SU 1,535 
WA WEAN AY See a oo ais aise = pee bon Sed ee eeeine a re SUL piece ey tmotes tel ttate 73 
PECOLEOUSCEUSING A se ne aac ane Sie iays niece oie hic iels cin= aE ern en aie s Samer Nine elites ere 249 
3 PACOEH-ANG-COD MEAN: Ys Sains cee Saye ese eSicin ceca ns Metis aes eee chee eee eee eelee 125 
SUB GS. 22 sc cocssocconsdosuocconoscbesceoscebeoaooses adSsosenDESsssceccooooRdaS 1,931 
OSC OMED ict ole eam ate eo =t = ee iasel= nielele Taso oe wicloit aniprerciasicactcicis\actaisiamieeinteisisis = sic 75 
Lot 1 consumed 325 pounds of cottonseed meal for each 100 
pounds of gain made. Lot 2 consumed 502 pounds of cold-pressed 
cottonseed cake per 100 pounds gain. Lot 3 consumed 249 pounds 
of cottonseed meal and 125 pounds of corn-and-cob meal for 100 
pounds of gain. 
Lot 2 consumed much less silage per hundred pounds of gain than 
either of the other two lots. Lots 1, 2, and 3 consumed 1,971 pounds, 
1,535 pounds, and 1,931 pounds, te spectively, for each 100 pounds 
af gain, 
Lot 2, which received cold-pressed cake, made the cheapest gains, 
each 100 pounds of gain costing $6.80. The gains made by Lot 3 
were the most expensive, costing $7.82 per 100 pounds. The gains 
on Lot 1 were made at a cost of $6.96 per 100 pounds. 
The cost of gains made by the steers of all lots was very satisfactory 
and was much smaller than usually obtained with steers fed in the 
ordinary manner. 
FINANCIAL STATEMENT. 
The steers of each lot were charged in the experiment at $5.50 per 
100 pounds, which was the actual average purchase price. They 
were marketed at St. Louis, and sold for $7.35 per hundredweight. 
The steers were driven about 3 miles from the feeding station 
to the railroad at Canton, Miss. They were loaded at Canton on 
