EFFECT OF WINTER RATIONS ON PASTURE GAINS OF STEERS. na 
in making the various calculations, an average of the feed prices tor 
the three - years 1s used, as follows: 
Cegnreilg Gee siemens rota. ao 2 per ton__ $6. 00 
Cottoncced macal 4a bE ht oe  _dot___ 50; 00 
IAGO SeCl LOVE sey ieee agi we ee eo ee a a dors t=. 18.00 
VADER G SLUR CAO OAR SE RE Wat a Nene nee ee a doer 72 OO 
ar COP. a7 2! ae fe he Ce el i se De ae per bushels. 7-. 70 
baste see ates ie gt rt gt No be ee oy SEA Seven per day -_- 210 
SUMMER GAINS /N WEIGHT, 19E DAYS ON PASTURE (POUNPS) 
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Fic. 9 b.—Showing the correlation between the winter losses and gains and the gains on pasture the fol- 
lowing summer, based on the individual steers. 
Peers 
MINTER LOSSES 
IN 
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When one wishes to determine which ration should be used in a 
particular feeding operation, it is suggested that he apply local prices 
to ree average amounts of the feeds consumed per steer, as given in 
Table 4. 
COST PER POUND OF GAIN. 
Table 6 shows the cost of winter feed, summer pasture, and the 
cost per pound of total gain. The cost of the winter feed is con- 
siderably more than the cost of summer feed, yet the gain is made 
chiefly in summer. This explains why feeder steers cost so much 
more in the spring than in the fall. It is considered that the cost 
of labor and other expenses are balanced by the manure produced. 
