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BULLETIN 1333, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Table 18 — 
Total feed consumed 
per lot and daily feed per steer, by periods x 
Total feed per lot 
Daily feed per steer 
Lots and feeds 
First ! Second 
period ' period 
Third Fourth 
period period 
Total 
First 
period J 
Second 
period 
1 
Third Fourth Al e £, 
period J period 1 a ||;.f 
Lot 1: 
Cottonseed meal 
Dry velvet beans 
Corn silage 
Pounds Pounds'.Pounds 
: 280 ! 280 
665 1, 550 i 2, 455 
4,621 1 13,509 : 11,741 
Pounds 
280 
2,970 
"5,"l06" 
Pounds 
840 
7,640 
29,871 
5,100 
10, 160 
28,409 
5,039 
10, 160 
28,354 
5,033 
Pounds 
4.T 
33.0 
Pounds 
1.0 
5.5 
48.2 
Pounds 
1.0 
8.8 
41.9 
Pounds Pounds 
1.0 0. 9 
10.6 ! 7.8 
j 30.5 
18. 2 5. 2 
Lot 2: 
Dry velvet beans 
Corn silage 
655 
4,648 
2, 390 3, 295 
13, 280 10, 481 
3,810 
"5," 039" 
3,810 
"B," 033" 
33.2 
47.4 
11.8 
37.4 
13.6 
~""l8.~6" 
13.6 
10.4 
29.0 
5.1 
Lot 3: 
Soaked velvet 
beans 
665 
4,646 
2,390 3,295 
13, 246 | 10, 462 
4.7 
33.2 
8.5 
11.8 
10.4 
Corn silage 
47. 3 37. 4 
""l8.T 
28.9 
5.1 
1 
1 The first period was 14 days, while the following periods were 28 days each. 
Table 19. — Summary of feeds consumed, gains, costs, 1 and marketing data {1921) 
Item 
Lot 1, 
cotton- 
meal- 
dry beans 
Number of steers . 
10 
Days fed .. 
98 
Average daily ration: 
Cottonseed meal 
pounds . 
0.9 
Velvet beans . . ... . 
do 
7.8 
Cottonseed hulls 
. do 
5.2 
Corn silage 
...do... 
30.5 
Total feed consumed per steer: 
Cottonseed meal 
Velvet beans... 
do.... 
...do... 
84 
764 
Cottonseed hulls 
Corn silage 
do_._. 
do 
510 
2,987 
Feed consumed per 100 pounds gain: 
Cottonseed meal .. 
do 
56 
Velvet beans ... ... . .. .. .. 
. do... 
513 
Cottonseed hulls 
do.... 
342 
Corn silage .. 
do 
2,005 
Initial weight per steer.. . _u... . 
.. do . 
839 
Final weight per steer 
...do .. 
988 
Total gain per steer 
do 
149 
Daily gain per steer . 
do .. 
1.5 
Cost of feed per steer. 
.dollars.. 
21. 13 
Cost of 100 pounds gain 
Expense of marketing per steer 
Initial value per 100 pounds 
Necessary selling price 
Actual selling price 
Loss per steer 
do.... 
do.... 
do.... 
..do..._ 
do.... 
do 
14.18 
4.05 
7.73 
9.80 
8.50 
11.92 
Shrinkage to market per steer 
Dressing percentage 
pounds. . 
69 
55.4 
Ilide weight per steer 
67 
Amount lost per ton of silage. 
-. dollars.. 
2..98 
Lot 2, 
dry 
beans 
Lot 3, 
soaked 
beans 
10 
10 
98 
98 
10.4 
10.4 
5.1 
5.1 
29.0 
28.9 
1,016 
1,016 
504 
504 
2,841 
2,835 
620 
307 
1,732 
840 
1,004 
164 
1.7 
22.16 
13.51 
4.05 I 
7.73 
9.80 
8.50 
12.09 
74 
55.9 
64 
3.51 
564 
280 
1,575 
841 
1,021 
180 
1.8 
22.65 
12.59 
4.05 
7.73 
9.60 
8.50 
10.45 
65 
56.5 
69 
2.39 
1 Prices per ton of feed used: Corn silage, $5; dry velvet beans, $23; soaked velvet beans, $24; cottonseed 
meal, $35; cottonseed hulls, $13.38. 
THE 1922 EXPERIMENT 
The object of this experiment was to compare cottonseed meal, 
dry whole velvet beans, and soaked whole velvet beans, when each 
was fed with sorgo silage to fatten steers. The lots were fed as 
follows : 
Lot 1. Cottonseed meal. 
Lot 2. Dry whole velvet beans. 
Lot 3. Soaked whole velvet beans. 
