COMPARISON OF ROUGHAGES FOR FATTENING STEERS. 29 
which is contrary to the results for the previous winter. In each 
test, however, the difference was so small as to be almost negligible. 
The steers of Lot 3, which were given oat straw, again made the 
poorest showing. Considering the type of steers used and the amount 
of feed consumed, the gains were quite satisfactory. 
QUANTITY AND COST OF FEED REQUIRED TO MAKE 
100 POUNDS OF GAIN. 
The quantity and cost of feeds required to produce 100 pounds of 
gain in the case of each lot of steers are shown in Table 14. 
TABLE 14——Quantity and cost of feed required to make 100 pounds of gain 
(Nov. 24, 1916, to Mar. 28, 1917—120 days). 
Pounds 
Lot 7 offeed to| {ost of 
Ration. make 100 
No. 100 
pounds arin 
gain. eel 
ABUT SOOC ATE Saale ee tay ste apy taney ester ur el net TLE en ia ce pang a 299 
cere Man TE a a RR vi rig A 2,372 \ $8. 49 
ROSSRTOTE SOG CTILG CL et oi. ait 2 Wyse aT ace IES LE rel Sn all see aa Up se 292 
uae teins enemas ae | fear eth hy. ede cs SM aa BL torn oh 1,981 8.18 
ROB ETIES OVOP eects aspect hat tL MS co pe eae ue ate cra 8 155 
DLCORSEEO IM Gales. oes a yey ete ai oT ORI RM eae ia eee a 305 | 
Pe OL Omty Sy Mees. Quran Sai 2 Or amed 0.) a a IM EN ie Me nN 2,057 8, 42 
WOE ISDEAN =. Home en eee Ee. Sle Nee Le ae ened pee hiked | ka 121 | 
In this feeding trial the use of stover and straw to supplement the 
silage served to lower slightly the cost of gains by reducing the silage 
required for the same amount of gain. With the steers of Lot 2 less 
cottonseed meal was needed to produce 100 pounds of gain than was 
required when silage was the sole roughage received. However, there 
are no outstanding variations in these figures. 
FINANCIAL STATEMENT. 
The cost of the steers in the fall, the cost of feeds to fatten them, 
the charges for marketing, the gross receipts, and the profits are 
shown for each lot in the following statement: 
Financial statement. 
Lot 1, cottonseed meal and sorghum silage: 
To 20 steers, 17,115 pounds, at $5.56 per hundredweight_________ $951. 59 
To 13,315 pounds cottonseed meal at $33 per ton________________ 219. 70 
To 105,590 pounds sorghum silage, at $8 per ton________________ 158. 39 
Couireichtin yardage, Commission, ClLCz eee R eas le oe 108. 31 
OPAL SOS RONOItEe 22 eres) Re eemememne Fe ea 1, 432. 99 
By sale of 20 steers, 20,340 pounda, at $10.89 per hundredweight_ 2, 215. 03 
OLAL MEO oe ae OU eo RR Sy a 782. 04 
AVeCracerprout per steeri2o2l ese eee ee 39. 10 
