FATTENING STEERS ON VELVET BEANS 
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Table 20. — Average gains in weight per steer, by perio 
is and daily 
Gains by periods ' 
Daily gains 
Lots and feeds 
First 
period 
Second 
period 
Third 
period 
Fourth Total 
period i gain 
First 
period 
Second 
period 
Third 
period 
Fourth lage Ve 98 
period *£.? 
Lot 1: Cottonseed 
Pounds 
39 
57 
49 
Pounds 
75 
62 
63 
Pounds 
74 
43 
40 
Pounds 
14 
35 
22 
Pounds 
202 
197 
174 
Pounds 
2.8 
4.1 
3.5 
Pounds 
2.7 
2.2 
2.2 
Pounds 
2.6 
1.5 
1.4 
Pounds ! Pounds 
0. 5 2 1 
Lot 2: Dry velvet 
beans 
Lot 3: Soaked velvet 
beans 
1.2 2.0 
0.8 1 1.8 
i The first period was 14 days, the others 28 days each. 
Table 21. — Total feed consumed per lot and daily feed per steer, by periods 1 
Total feed per lot 
Daily feed per steer 
Lots and feeds 
First 
period 
Second 
period 
Third 
period 
Fourth 
period 
Total 
First 
period 
Second 
period 
Third 
period 
Fourth 
period 
Aver- 
age, 98 
days 
Lot 1: 
Cottonseed meal 
Sorgo silage 
Lot 2: 
Pounds 
600 
6,126 
Pounds 
1,665 
14, 500 
Pounds 
1,680 
14, 040 
Pounds 
1,695 
14, 797 
210 
3,062 
10, 254 
210 
3,421 
10, 078 
Pounds 
5,640 
49, 463 
210 
11,034 
36, 097 
210 
11,411 
35, 932 
Pounds 
4.3 
43.8 
Pounds 
5.9 
51.8 
Pounds 
6.0 
50.1 
Pounds 
6.1 
52.8 
U.O 
10.9 
36.6 
2 1.0 
12.2 
36.0 
Pounds 
5.8 
50.5 
(2) 
Dry velvet beans 
Sorgo silage 
Lot 3: 
1,300 
5,153 
3,160 
10, 553 
3,512 
10, 137 
9.3 
36.8 
11.3 
37.7 
12.5 
36.2 
11.3 
36.8 
( 2 ) 
11.6 
36.7 
Soaked velvet 
beans... 
Sorgo silage 
1,300 
5,154 
3,160 
10, 524 
3,530 
10, 176 
9.3 
36.8 
11.3 
37.6 
12.6 
36.3 
1 The first period was 14 days, the others 28 days each. 
2 Cottonseed meal was fed during the last 21 days. 
Table 22. — Summary of feed consumed, gains, costs, 1 and marketing data {1922) 
Item 
Lotl. 
Cotton- 
seed 
meal 
Lot 2. 
Dry 
Lot 3. 
Soaked 
beans 
beans 
Number of steers . .. .. . 
10 
98 
10 
98 
10 
Days fed - . 
98 
Average daily ration: 
Cottonseed meal 
pounds.. 
5.8 
2 0.2 
20.2 
Velvet beans. 
_do..„ 
11.3 
36.8 
11.6 
. .do 
50.5 
36.7 
Total feed consumed per steer: 
Cottonseed meal 
pounds.. 
564 
21 
21 
Velvet beans ... 
do.... 
1,103 
1,141 
Sorgo silage 
do.... 
4,946 
3,610 
3,593 
Feed consumed per 1C0 pounds gain: 
Cottonseed meal . . . .. 
do.... 
279 
11 
12 
...do.... 
560 
1,832 
656 
Sorgo silage 
do.... 
2,449 
2,065 
Initial weight per steer 
.do.... 
773 
770 
773 
Final weight per steer 
do.... 
975 
967 
947 
Total gain per steer 
do.... 
202 
197 
174 
Daily gain per steer 
do.... 
2.1 
2.0 
1.8 
Cost of feed per steer 
... dollars. . 
23.93 
21.32 
22.25 
Cost of 100 pounds gain 
do.... 
11.84 
10.82 
12.79 
Expense of marketing 
do.... 
3.20 
3.20 
3.20 
Initial value per 100 pounds 
do.... 
5.92 
5.92 
5.92 
Necessary selling price 
do.... 
8.11 
7.76 
7.99 
Actual selling price ... 
do.__. 
8.15 
8.11 
8.01 
Profit per steer 
do.... 
0.30 
3.13 
0.16 
Shrinkage to market . 
pounds.. 
77 
64 
56 
Dressing percentage 
per cent.. 
56.8 
57.6 
57.5 
Hide weight per steer 
pounds.. 
67 
65 
63 
Price received per ton of silage 
dollars.. 
5.12 
6.73 
5.09 
1 Prices per ton of feeds used: Sorgo silage, $5; dry velvet beans, $21.50; soaked velvet beans, $22.50; 
cottonseed meal, $41. 
2 Cottonseed meal was fed during last 21 days of experiment at rate of 1 pound per head per day. 
