6 BULLETIN 761, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
April 5, and arrived at the National Stock Yards on April 7, after 
being in transit 47 hours. 
The following statement shows the financial results for each of the 
three lots: 
Financial statement. 
Lot 1, cottonseed meal, silage, and cowpea hay: 
T o 25 steers, 21,580 ede at $5.50 per hundredweight iit acp cE Seer $1, 186. 90 
To 20,368 pound cottonseed meal at $22.50 per ton... -.-....------- 229. 14 
To 123,668 pounds silave at $3. per tome. e205. bt sete eee ee 185. 50 
To 4,499 pounds cowpea hay at $10 per ton..-.-..------.-----......- 22. 49 
‘Ro iret on! car ob 2b Steers. : 2 scone tO ee ee eee 89. 60 
To commission, yardage, feed, insurance, etc......-...........-.-.-. 26. 85 
toalpx pend ttre.) 22 es ee ee ee eee ee 1, 740. 48 
By sale of 25 steers, 25,590 pounds, at $7.35 per hundredweight.....-- 1, 880. 86 
Soil pronbso sos ssc csee ee SA gy A ties MI gy aime Bau 136. 38 
Averave protit per sieers2<2 o. .et. onde. tee eee ee 5. 45 
Lot 2, cold-pressed cottonseed cake, silage, and cowpea hay: 
To 25 steers, 21,507 pounds, at $5.50 per hundredweight......-....... 1, 187. 88 
To 31,183 pounds cold-pressed cake at $16.50 per ton..-...........--- 257. 25 
To 95,235 pounds silage at $3 per ton.....-.------------------------- 152. 85 
To 4,570 pounds cowpea hay, at $10 per ton..--.-.-.--..-......--.-- 22. 85 
Co freipht .on. Gar Of. 20 SleGIB.- secs ee sree eee ee EE 89. 60 
To commission, yardage, feed, insurance, etc....-..--------.-------- 26. 85 
Totalexpenditure::q. 202. Sse. 2 eee. eee 1, 737. 28 
By sale of 25 steers, 25,510 pounds, at $7.35 per hundredweight.- ---- - 1,874. 98 
Total profit\s2 see TSE tio See Ek Se peepee 137. 70 
A verape prolit. per sieer. 2. ees Sein os ee eee 5. 50 
Lot 3, # cottonseed meal, 4 corn-and-cob meal, silage, and cowpea hay: 
To 25 steers, 21,646 pounds, at $5.50 per hundredweight.-....---.---- $1, 190. 53 
To 15,709 pounds cottonseed meal at $22.50 per ton... --...----.-.-- 176. 72 
To 7,854 pounds corn-and-cob meal, at‘70 cents per bushel. ...-..--- 78. 54 
To 121,599 pounds silage at $3 per ton....--_----.---2--cs--.-<te5- 182. 40 
To 4, 778 pounds cowpea hay, ai $10 per ton. ----.-.--:----.--...--- 23. 89 
To ene OR Car OF 2p BbeerB 2s ee ee eae oa eee ipa Seale es 89. 60 
To commission, yardage, feed, insurance, etc....-.-----.------------ 26. 85 
Pokal. expenditure... cus fee aye ep eee ee ee 1, 768. 50 
By sale of 25 steers, 25,620 pounds, at $7.35 per hundredweight....... 1, 883. 07 
WOME DONG. 0 22.32 22 soe See eas. ee eee ee 114. 57 
Average prout per Steer 2... ose ses ce Soe oh Soe e eee 4.58 
The steers of Lots 1 and 2 made practically the same average profit 
per head, $5.45 and $5.50 per head, respectively. Lot 3, which was 
fed cottonseed meal and corn-and-cob meal, made a profit per steer 
of $4.58, being nearly a dollar per head less than Lots 1 and 2. 
The steers of Lot 3 made slightly greater daily gains than either of 
the other two lots, but the cost per 100 pounds of gain was about 
