ALFALFA FOR CATTLE FEEDING. 881 
injured in curing. With good alfalfa hay the results 
would have been more favorable to alfalfa feeding. 
The average weekly gain of these steers was as 
follows: 
Lot 1—Fed beet pulp, hay and ground corn (maize)........ 19.0 lbs. 
Lot 2—Fed hay and ground Corm.........-..eceeeeee -++12.6 lbs. 
Lot 3—Fed beet pulp and hay.... ai ... 13.1 lbs, 
Lot 4—Pedsalfalia Hay Oa ly ss siseivecscc cseace paigiiseisia sietautraetrsatere 10.5 lbs. 
It will be noted that the gain was only 2.1 pounds 
greater when corn was fed than when alfalfa was 
fed alone. The cattle were fatter however and thus 
brought more money per pound in the market. 
AVERAGE AMOUNT FEED REQUIRED FOR ONE POUND OF GAIN, 
AND COST OF THE SAME. 
FOOD FED. 
Cost. 
Alfalfa. Pulp. Cornmeal. 
7.59 lbs. 35.45 lbs. 2.51 lbs. 4.22 cents 
ho aa ee 8.76 lbs. 7.63 cents 
11.89 1bs. 62.83 lbs. | wee cena 4.28 cents 
2829 Des | kearzicnae. |) dees sites 7.04 cents 
Herve is given the data showing the amounts of the various 
kinds of feed required to produce a pound of live weight gain on 
a rather rough bunch of steers rising three years old. From this 
table 1t will be seen that in case of Lot IV it required 28.29 lbs. 
of alfalfa hay, below the average in quality, to produce one pound 
of gain. With an average lot of good feeding steers, and alfalfa 
hay of good feeding quality, the indications are that one pound 
of gain would be produced for each 25 lbs. of alfalfa hay on 
the average. 
Weight at beginning of experiment (1b: 
Value at 3 cents per pound. 
Cost entire period, 100 days. 
Cost of feed for 100 lbs. gain Z $4.60 ‘ a a 
Cost of labor in feeding................... we : $3.25 $3.25 $3.25 
Weight finished steer at feedlots (lbs.)........ 
Sale weight of steer at Denver (lbs.) 30! 050 1,062 
Shrinkage in shipping (1bs.) 56 75 53 
Selling price per 100 lbs... 00 $4.7. 
Value at selling price.. «| $59.58 $55.05 $52.25 $50.25 
Cost of Mar Ketin gs s:oc ei verve asicree eae ne risineee $2.15 $2.15 $2.15 $2.15 
Ne@t Profits: sci erseusk tagenieweeway- seeryeas $12.70 $7.16 $10.97 $5.44 
