CONTENTS. 



Department Bulletin No. 776. — Cold Storage Reports, Season 1917-18. Page. 



Introduction 1 



Review of the 1917-18 season for cold storage of apples 2 



Review of the 1917-18 season for cold storage of creamery butter 7 



Review of the 1917-18 season for cold storage of packing stock butter 13 



Review of the 1917-18 season for cold storage of American cheese : . . 14 



Review of the 1917-18 season for cold storage of case eggs 18 



Review of the 1917-18 season for cold storage-of frozen eggs 28 



Re\'iew of reports on cold storage holdings of frozen poultry 3] 



Distribution of reports 44 



Department Bulletin No. 777. — Fattening Steers on Summer Pasture 

 IN the South. 



Purpose of work and previous experiments 1 



I. Fattening steers on summer pasture, Alabama, 1912 3 



Objects and plan of the experiment 3 



Character and prices of feeds used 3 



Method of feeding and handling the cattle 4 



Results of the experiment 4 



Daily rations 5 



Weights and gains 5 



Slaughter data 5 



Financial statement 6 



Relative value of manure 6 



Summary of Alabama experiment, 1912 7 



II. Fattening steers on summer pasture, Alabama, 1913 8 



Objects and plan of the work 8 



Description of cattle used 8 



Character and prices of feeds used 8 



Condition of pastures 8 



Method of feeding and handling 9 



Results of the experiment 9 



Daily rations 9 



Comparative gains 9 



Cost of gains 10 



Financial statement ; 10 



Summar v of Alabama experiment, 1913 11 



III. Fattening steers on summer pasture, Mississippi, 1915 12 



Objects and plan of the work 12 



Description of cattle used 12 



Character and prices of feeds used 12 



Method of feeding and handling the cattle 13 



Results of the experiment 13 



Daily rations 13 



Weights and gains 14 



Cost of gains - - 14 



Slaughter data ■ 14 



Financial statement > 14 



Summary of the experiment 15 



IV. Fattening steers on summer pasture, Mississippi, 1916 16' 



Objects and plan of the experiment 16 



Cattle used 16 



Character and prices of feeds used 16 



Method of feeding and handling the cattle 1" 



Results of the experiment 17 



Daily rations 17 



Weights and gains 18 



Cost of gains. ? 18 



Slaughter data 18 



Financial statement 1^ 



Summary of the experiment 1" 



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