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pertinent question whether or not it will pay to purchase 

 nitrogenous concentrated feeds such as oil meal, cotton- 

 seed meal, or gluten meal to add to the ration in order to 

 partially or wholly balance it. In presenting the results 

 of the following test the writer believes that conclusive 

 evidence is available that it does pay. This test was 

 conducted at the Illinois Experiment Station during the 

 winter of 1902-1903. During this time prices for feeds 

 and cattle were extremely high, and in order to make this 

 test illustrate the principle involved in this discussion 

 the prices of cattle and feeds are reduced to as nearly a 

 normal basis as it is possible to make them. The cattle 

 used were grade Shorthorns, but of a rather low grade. 

 On the market they graded from medium to good feeders, 

 weighing about 970 pounds each. Ordinarily such feed- 

 ers can be secured in the fall of the year for $3.80 per 

 hundredweight delivered in the feed lots. The cattle 

 used in this test were here figured at this price. Feeds 

 used were charged at the following prices: 



Shelled corn, 35 cents per bushel; gluten meal. 

 $29.00 per ton; timothy hay, $10.00 per ton; and corn 

 stover at $4.00 per ton. There were twelve steers in 

 each lot, one of which was fed a ration of shelled corn, 

 timothy hay, and corn stover; the other, shelled corn, 

 gluten meal, timothy hay, and corn stover. From this 

 it will be seen that no nitrogenous roughage like clover 

 hay was used. The results were as follows • 



FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

 Lot 1. Corn, timothy hay, and corn stover. 



DISBURSEMENTS 



To 12 steers, 11,610 pounds at $3.80 per cwt $441.18 



To 225.7 bushels corn at 35c. per bushel ■ 78.99 



To 7.59 tons corn and cob meal at $11.44 per ton. . 86.83 



To .41 ton cornmeal at $13.34 per ton 5.47 



To 5.37 tons timothy hay at $10.00 per ton 53.70 



To 3.17 tons corn stover at $4.00 per ton 12.68 



Expense of feeding in holding last week 13.57 



