FATTENING STEERS ON VELVET BEANS 13 
Table 7. — Quantities of dry roughage, not eaten, weighed and used for bedding 
Lot 1 
Lot 2 
2,829 
2,587 
244 
256 
256 
295 
336 
302 
Lot 3 
Lot 4 
First period. . 
Second period 
Third period . 
Fourth period 
325 
247 
259 
3,054 
303 
294 
265 
Table 8. — Summary of feeds consumed, gains, costs, 1 and marketing data (1918) 
Item 
Lotl, 
cotton- 
seed 
meal 
Lot 2, 
whole 
dry- 
velvet 
beans 
Lot 3, 
dry 
ground 
velvet 
beans 
Lot 4, 
soaked 
whole 
velvet 
beans 
Number of steers. 
Days. 
Average daily ration: 
Cottonseed meal pounds. . 
Velvet beans do 
Corn stover and wheat straw do 
Corn silage do 
Total feed consumed per steer: 
Cottonseed meal do 
Velvet beans .do 
Corn stover and wheat straw do 
Corn silage do 
Feed per 100 pounds gain: 
Cottonseed meal do 
Velvet beans do 
Corn stover and wheat straw do 
Corn silage do 
Initial weight per steer do 
Final weight per steer do 
Total gain per steer do 
Daily gain per steer do 
Cost of feed per steer dollars.. 
Cost of gain per 100 pounds... do 
Initial value per 100 do 
Necessary selling price do 
Actual farm selling price do 
Profit per steer excluding pork do 
Profit per steer, including pork 2 do 
Pork produced per steer pounds. . 
Shrinkage to market per steer .do 
Dressing percentage 
Price received per ton for silage 
10 
112 
4.4 
10 
112 
10 
112 
10 
112 
7.5 
33.7 
7.6 
7.2 
26.8 
5.9 
7.3 
26.9 
7.2 
23.4 
837 
3,777 
192 
851 
809 
3,007 
658 
819 
3,014 
1,077 
808 
2,622 
326 
1,470 
777 
1,034 
257 
2.3 
32.16 
12.51 
11.78 
11.96 
13.62 
17.17 
17.27 
.7 
74 
54.2 
16.60 
439 
417 
1,550 
786 
980 
194 
1.7 
28.62 
14.75 
11.93 
12.49 
13.11 
6.06 
7.31 
8.3 
68 
54.9 
11.54 
382 
476 
1,753 
773 
945 
172 
1.5 
26.84 
15.60 
11.93 
12.60 
12.47 
-1.24 
-.76 
3.2 
68 
54.0 
482 
363 
1,176 
772 
995 
223 
2.0 
31.71 
14.22 
11.73 
12.29 
13.52 
12.29 
13.92 
10.9 
60 
55.8 
16.87 
1 Cost per ton of feeds used: Velvet beans, $33; ground velvet beans, $37; soaked velvet beans, 
cottonseed meal, $59; corn silage, $7.50; corn stover, $6; wheat straw, $12; salt, $16. 
2 Pork valued at $15.32 per 100 pounds live weight. 
$34.50; 
Table 9. — Weights of live steers, carcasses, and parts of the 
offal 
Live 
weight 
Dressed 
weight > 
Heads 
Hearts 
Livers Lungs 
Spleens 
Tongues 
Hides 
Ruffle, 
caul, 
and 
paunch 
fat 
Lot 1 
Pounds 
9,595 
9,125 
8,775 
9,350 
Pounds 
5, 196. 94 
5, 006. 82 
4, 739. 28 
5, 214. 58 
Pounds 
241. 25 
232. 50 
232.00 
237. 50 
Pounds 
40.50 
39.00 
42.25 
44.00 
Pounds Pounds 
113.0 1 79.5 
93. 71. 
Pounds 
19.00 
18.00 
Pounds 
66.75 
62.75 
62. 25 
68.75 
Pounds 
729 
654 
647 
704 
Pound" 
325 
Lot 2... 
321 
Lot 3 
90.5 
99.5 
69.5 | 18.75 
71.5 20.00 
305 
Lot 4.. 
335 
Total 
36, 845 
20, 157. 62 
943. 25 
165. 75 
396. 
291. 5 ! 75. 75 
260.50 2.734 1,286 
Per cent of live 
weight .. 
54.71 
2.56 
.45 
1. 07 . 79 
.20 
.71 7.42 3.49 
1 The dressed weights given here were obtained by deducting 2 per cent from the warm weights of the 
carcasses. 
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