6: BULLETIN 761, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
April 5, and arrived at the National Stock Yards on: April 7, after 
being in transit 47 hours. 
The following statement shows the financial results for each of the 
three lots: | 
Financial statement. 
Lot 1, cottonseed meal, silage, and cowpea hay: 
To 25 steers, 21,580 pounds, at $5.50 per hundredweight............-- $1, 186. 90 
To 20,368 pounds cottonseed meal at $22.50 per ton. ....-.-.-...-.-- 229. 14 
To 123-668 pounds silage at $3 per ton-) 2242-2 ee Soe eee eee 185. 50 
To 4,499 pounds cowpea hay at $10 per tone .222-252.0..5.-522e5 ees 22. 49 
Tofreight on) car of 2) steers.22e 2 sp ee eo verre ee 89. 60 
To commission, yardage, feed, insurance, etc....---.---------------- 26. 85 
Totalexpenditure:: 25. 2.5 ghe. 2 sei ee eee NO ree ut 740. 48 
By sale of 25 steers, 25,590 pounds, at $7.35 per hundredweight....... 1, 880. 86 
Mota promibe sce eee Sos tee tent eee eee eee eee eee 136. 38. 
Acvierape promt, per Steers .“sisit5s l: cee ees we eee oo eee 5. 45 
Lot 2, cold-pressed cottonseed cake, silage, and cowpea hay: 
To 25 steers, 21,507 pounds, at $5.50 per hundredweight.............. 1, 187. 88 
To 31,183 pounds cold-pressed cake at $16.50 per ton...............-- 207. 25 
To 95,235 pounds silage at $3 per -ton...-2 2225/52 032-3225. eeaeeeeee 152. 85 
To 4,570 pounds cowpea hay, at $10 per ton. .....-..--........----- 22. 85 
oiireigh tioncear Of 25 Steers ieee he eee oe ok eee rere nel eee 89. 60 
To commission, ‘yardage, feed, insurance, etc....-.-.-.-.-.---------- 26. 85 
Lotal expenditure: 2.) CHE says ete yal past be eel. epee 1, 737. 28 
By sale of 25 steers, 25,510 pounds, at $7.35 per hundredweight. ----- 1, 874. 98 
Motalsprotit 5023-1221 ees ES ATT ep SE RCE Pee 137. 70 
Average. profit: per steer. .c2 2.225255. ce eee chee oe eee 5. 50 
Lot 3, cottonseed meal, 4 corn-and-cob meal, silage, and cowpea hay: 
To 25 steers, 21,646 pounds, at $5.50 per hundredweight..........---- $1, 190. 53 
To 15,709 pounds cottonseed meal at $22.50 per ton. ..-...-.-.-.---- 176. 72 
To 7,854 pounds corn-and-cob meal, at 70 cents per bushel? ...-.-..-- 78. 54 
ito 1217599 pounds silape Jat, $3.sper tones=e sear 6 eee ee 182. 40 
To 4,778 pounds cowpea hay, at $10 per ton....-.-.--------- Joueee 23. 89 
Mo ireicht on car ot 2o¢steerse.- 0... Sec mer ee ee serio e a ere 89. 60 
To commission, yardage, feed, insurance, etc....-------------------- 26. 85 
Motal.expenditure =... 2. Scot ss. ole CN eee eee Syl ee 1, 768. 50 
By sale of 25 steers, 25,620 pounds, at $7.35 per hundredweight....... 1, 883. 07 
Motalyrotiteye es ic aie ees) ee ee Es Or ager OSE 20 114. 57 
Aweragesprofit per Steers c/s... naa a eee ereteeere viele a ct! ave eee 4, 58 
The steers of Lots 1 and 2 made practically the same average profit 
per head, $5.45 and $5.50 per head, respectively. Lot 3, which was 
fed cottonseed meal and corn-and-cob meal, made a profit per steer 
of $4.58, being nearly a dollar per head Jess than Lots 1 and 2. 
The steers of Lot 3 made slightly greater daily gains than either of 
the other two lots, but the cost per 100 pounds of gain was about 
