BEEF CATTLE IN NORTH CAROLINA. 
45 
i . KIND OF STEERS USED. 
The steers used in the experiments of 1914—15 were native grades, 2 
and 3 years of age. The 41 head making up the first three lots were 
better steers than those used the previous year, but those of Lot 4 
were " short " 2-year-olds of about the same quality as the 24 head 
which were fed in 1913-14. 
CHARACTER. AND PRICES OF FEEDS USED. 
The cottonseed meal and hulls used were of the same grade as in 
1913-14 and analyzed about 38.6 per cent crude protein. The corn 
was good, sound, white corn, and the silage was of good average 
quality, made from corn that would have yielded about 40 bushels 
per acre. 
The cottonseed meal and cottonseed hulls were bought and deliv- 
ered for $25 and $5.50 per ton, respectively. The corn was charged 
against the steers at $1 per bushel, and the corn silage was valued 
at $3 per acre. 
METHOD OF FEEDING AND HANDLING THE CATTLE. 
The same system was followed as in 1913-14, all the feeds being 
mixed before feeding and the steers brought gradually to a full feed. 
The initial and final weights were obtained from weighings made 
on three consecutive days, and weights were taken every 28 days 
during the progress of the experiment. 
QUANTITY OF FEED CONSUMED AND AVERAGE DAILY RATIONS. 
The average total quantities of feeds consumed by each steer in 
the various lots, and the average daily rations per head by 28-day 
periods, also for the total feeding period, are summarized in Table 22. 
Table 22. — Total and average daily rations, Oct. 21, 1914, to Jan. 2k, 1915, 96 days. 
Number 
of steers. 
Days 
fed. 
Ration. 
Total 
feed con- 
sumed 
per steer. 
Average daily ration by periods. 
Aver- 
age 
Lot 
No. 
First 
period, 
28 days. 
Second 
period , 
28 days. 
Third 
period, 
28 days. 
Fourth 
period, 
12 days. 
daily 
ration 
for 
entire 
period. 
1 
10 
96 
96 
96 
111 
Pounds. 
527 
2,308 
500 
711 
2,308 
711 
3,875 
Pounds. 
3.38 
21.84 
3.38 
5.17 
21.84 
5.17 
38.45 
Pounds. 
6.00 
25.00 
6.00 
8.00 
25.00 
8.00 
45. 00 
Pounds. 
6.44 
25. 00 
6.00 
8.64 
25.00- 
8.64 
45.00 
Pounds. 
6.82 
25.00 
6.00 
8.68 
25. 00 
8.68 
10.91 
14.09 
7.00 
2 20. 00 
Pounds 
5.49' 
24.04 
5.21 
2 10 
7.41 
24.04 
3 : 21 
7.41 
' 
40.36 
Cottonseed hulls 1 
4 i 26 
694 
2, 212 
4.61 
18.66 
6.43 
21.07 
7.00 
20.00 
6.25 
19.92 
1 Cottonseed hulls were fed only the last 12 days of the feeding period. 
2 Lot 4 was fed 111 days, or 27 days during the fourth period. 
