EFFECT OF WINTER RATIONS ON PASTURE GAINS OF STEERS. 923 
SHRINKAGE IN TRANSIT AND DRESSING PERCENTAGE. 
The shrinkage in transit, commonly called “drift”? in the Ap- 
alachian region, and the dressing percentages are given in Table 8 
or the first two years. Owing to conditions incident to marketing 
the cattle, the data at the end of the third summer were not obtained. 
The steers were marketed in Jersey City each year. They were 
shipped either on the same day or on the day after the final farm 
weights were taken. The trip to Jersey City usually occupied about 
three days, the cattle being unloaded in transit once for feed and 
Fig. 22.—Lot 6 at the end of the third year’s work. Average gain per steer, 362 pounds. 
water. They were sold and slaughtered soon after reaching market. 
Variations in shrinkage and -dressing percentage of the several lots 
are not considered to be sufficiently large for drawing conclusions 
relative to the methods of winter feeding. However, it should be 
noted that Lot 4, which made the largest gain for the year, dressed 
highest, and that Lot 1, which made the least gain, dressed lowest. 
TABLE 8.— Market weight, shrinkage an transit, and dressing percentage per steer 
for the first and second years’ work. 
—— | van Market 
) Shrinkage, weight | weight 
Lat Winter feed. Season. Marke or ‘‘drift,” Desset dressing | dressing 
y Daas in transit. &~"* | pereent- | percent- 
age. age. 
| Pounds. | Pounds. | Percent. | Pounds. | Percent. | Pcr cent. 
G 1919-20 | 1, 203 66 FW 673 53..0 | 55. 9 
1 | Mixed hay and ear corn -) 1999-91 1244 77 5.8 687| 52.0 55.2 
Average..........- Jess erate ae 1, 223 71 | 5.5 | 680| 52.5 55. 6 
: 'f 1919-20 1,174 62 5. 0 | 668 54. 0 56. 9 
2 | Corn silage............-- 1920-21 1) 202 88 6.8 | 685 53.1 | 57.0 
JASVICLAS OS oc Sao soe Baetecn meer 1, 189 75 5. 9 | 676 53. 9 56.9 
, 1919-20 1, 187 59 | 7 677 54. 3 57.0 
3 | Corn silage............-- { 1920-21 1, 246 92 | 6.9 709 53.0 | 56.9 
INTE OA ey Ia 1, 216 75 5.8 693 53. 6 | 57.0 
| ———————— 
4 | Corn silage and cotton- { 1919-20 e250 66 | SIL 704 54.5 Died 
fe séed.meal............- 1920-21 1, 229 85 6.5 699 53.2 56.9 
| ASTOR Gea Seeepticoe| SoasuaeEoee 1, 227 | 75 5.8 701 53. 8 57.1 
© | Corn silage, wheat | aes oh ee TCT = roan = aank ae 
2 = ¥ 1919-20 e223 47 | Sant] G81 | D3. 6 | bah i 
Sue ance otrouseed 1920-21 1,215 796i 694.|, 53.6 | 57 1 
TUT CA Os fe cots nee Sa Sete | 
PANEL AO Cle ee enon: Ul aaron she 1, 220 61 | 4.8 687 | 53. 6 | 56. 3 
6 | Corn silage and mixed |f 1919-20 | 1,187| - 77 | Gals 679 3. 7 | 57.2 
RYN eee safes co ese '\ 1920-2] 1, 211 | 84 | 6. 5 | 684 52. 8 | 56.5 
PAVOTO SONS Sashes | hae See. S 1,199 80 | 6.3 681 53. 2 56. 8 
