BEEF CATTLE IN NORTH CAROLINA. 
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TOTAL AND DAILY GAINS. 
Table 18 shows the average initial and final weights per head for 
the steers in each lot, and the total and daily gains made by each 
steer. 
Table 18. — Total and daily gains, Nov. 17, 1913, to Alar. 9, 191^, 113 days. 
Lot 
No. 
Num- 
ber of 
steers. 
1 
2 
12 
12 
Ration. 
Cottonseed meal, cottonseed hulls, corn stover, 
and hay 
Cottonseed meal, ear corn, cottonseed hulls, corn 
stover, and hay 
Average 
Average 
Average 
initial 
final 
total 
weight 
weight 
gains 
per 
per 
per 
steer. 
steer. 
steer. 
Pounds. 
Pounds. 
Pounds. 
819 
973 
154 
823 
983 
160 
Average 
daily 
gains 
per 
steer. 
Pounds. 
1.36 
1.42 
The steers in Lot 1 made an average total gain of 154 pounds per 
head during the 113 days of the fattening period, while those of 
Lot 2 averaged 160 pounds. The average daily gains per head were 
1.36 pounds for Lot 1 and 1.42 pounds for Lot 2. Considering that 
the steers were in good condition when the feeding began, and noting 
the rations fed, it can be seen that these gains, though not large, were 
very satisfactory. The lot of steers fed cottonseed meal and ear corn 
made slightly larger gains. 
QUANTITY AND COST OF FEED REQUIRED FOR 100 POUNDS GAINED. 
The quantity and cost of feeds required to produce 100 pounds of 
gain for each lot is shown in Table 19. 
Table 19.- 
—Quantity and cost 1 of feed required to make 100 pounds of gain. 
Lot 
No. 
Number 
of steers. 
Ration. 
Pounds of 
feed re- 
quired to 
make 100 
pounds of 
gain. 
Cost of feed 
for 100 
pounds of 
gain. 
1 
12 
12 
483 
1,222 
297 
334 
443 
1.247 
211 
| 
[ $13.32 
| 
2 
| 13. 92 
J 
1 Prices of feeds used: 
Cottonseed meal $30. 00 per ton. . 
Cottonseed hulls ' 7. 50 per ton. 
Ear corn 50 per bushel. 
Corn stover and hay mixed 10. 00 per ton. 
It required 483 pounds of cottonseed meal, 1,222 pounds of cotton- 
seed hulls, and 297 pounds of hay and corn stover, valued at $13.32, 
to produce 100 pounds of gain for the steers in Lot 1, and for those 
in Lot 2, 334 pounds of cottonseed meal, 443 pounds of ear corn, 1,247 
