COMPARISON OF CONCENTRATES FOR FATTENING STEERS. 5 
There was very little difference in the average daily gains per steer. 
These gains are very satisfactory for a feeding period of 123 days with 
steers such as those used. 
QUANTITY AND COST OF FEED REQUIRED TO MAKE 100 POUNDS OF 
GAIN. 
Table 3 shows the amount and costs of feed required to make 100 
pounds of gain. 
TABLE 3.—Quantity and cost of feed required to make 100 pounds of gain—December 1, 
1914, to April 3, 1915, 123 days. 
Quantity) Cost of 
Tat ; of feed to 
No. . Ration. make 100 pounds 
pounds Sieain 
of gain. Sam 
Pounds. 
Cottonseed TNC Mee ese eps ele aeine me ieee tine ccisleclee stein sicis emer wcis cieinelecierietsisiscre 325 
1 e aces SS eee oe Se cee SS ciel nteicle eee Oot nce eee cine cles amce Saree Jones 1,971 $6. 96 
OW POW HAY ens sony oe ot See deer Sra aocer « ASME PER ea es cle eens sors. bse 7 
Cold- ora CORO Eee a ere ee eite aise eta ta ae cioainisins Cisie ns eisinisisiays isis 502 
2 | {silage Boia store Bia ores Saas ciate ott UE LEES RIAD Nn Seth ioe 3 AEROS a Use 1,535 6. 80 
Wow Pea Na Vien yasecce cere eae eee nae aan ae wee eect Peet terse jore 73 
Micattoriseccsrnicnl Hemme aan Ser ee aan eee a mete ceed ee Pea Se 248 
3 |) 3 corn- BNG=COD NCAT yor as ares 0) sees oiefelsis oe) ofmicte SEES SEIN ee oe ae os ise gee eee 125 7 89 
PSiUFE pe A AS Bele 0p Oh 2 3 ee OA 8 EE SE I NA a le a eee 1,931 | ne 
leaqnes WEA ose e st coccdenoube Seeds sSecGccebcus ogdetesbee socecoocerebEcuboocde 75 
Lot 1 consumed: 325 pounds of cottonseed meal for each 100 
pounds of gain made. Lot 2 consumed 502 pounds of cold-pressed 
cottonseed cake per 100 pounds gain. Lot 3 consumed 249 pounds 
of cottonseed meal and 125 pounds of corn-and-cob meal for 100 
pounds of gain. 
Lot 2 consumed much less silage per hundred pounds of gain éliem 
either of the other two lots. Lots 1, 2, and 3 consumed 1,971 pounds, 
1,535 pounds, and 1,931 pounds, hee peativcly, for each 100 pounds 
ri gain, 
Lot 2, which received cold-pressed cake, made the cheapest gains, 
each 100 pounds of gain costing $6.80. The gains made by Lot 3 
were the most expensive, costing $7.82-per 100 pounds. The gains 
on Lot 1 were made at a cost of $6.96 per 100 pounds. 
The cost of gains made by the steers of all lots was very satisfactory 
and was much smaller than usually obtained with steers fed in the 
ordinary manner. : 
FINANCIAL STATEMENT. 
The steers of each lot were charged in the experiment at $5.50 per 
100 pounds, which was the actual average purchase price. They 
were marketed at St. Louis, and sold for $7.35 per hundredweight. 
The steers were driven about 3 miles from the feeding station 
to the railroad at Canton, Miss. They were loaded at Canton on 
