So BULLETIN 777, U. S. DEPAETMEl^T OE AGRICULTURE. 



this bulletin. Two lots of 30 steers each were used, one lot having 

 pasture alone and the other cottonseed cake with the pasture. 



2. The cattle were inferior stock of mixed breeding, Jersey blood 

 predominating. 



3. The average daily ration of the cake-fed steers was 4.32 pounds 

 a head. 



4. The average daily gains per head were 1.6 pounds for the steers 

 of lot 1, and 1.92 pounds for those of lot 2. 



5. The cost of feed and pasture to produce 100 pounds of gain 

 was $1.12 for the steers on pasture alone and $4.54 for those fed cake 

 with the pasture. 



6. The shrinkage in transit to market was 57 pounds and 79 

 pounds, respectively, per head for the steers of lots 1 and 2. No 

 explanation can be made for so great a difference in shrinkage. 



7. The dressing per cent for lot 1 was 51.17 and 54.21 per cent for 

 lot 2, indicating superior finish on the cake- fed steers. 



8. The scrub steers of this test failed to realize a profit when fed 

 a high-priced supplementary feed, whereas the grade beef steers used 

 in previous tests invariably returned good profits. 



