BEEE CATTLE IN" NORTH CAROLINA. 
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made. The steers in Lot 1, division " a," made a total gain of 327 
pounds per steer, or an average daily gain of 2.31 pounds during 
the 140 days they were on experiment. Lot 1, division " b," con- 
taining the grass and cake finished steers, made a total gain of 347 
pounds, or an average daily gain of 2.48 pounds per steer in the 
same length of time. Lot 2, division " a," containing the grass-fed 
steers, made a total gain of 346 pounds, or an average daily gain 
of 2.47 pounds per steer. Lot 2, division " b," containing the grass 
and cake finished steers^ made a total gain of 370 pounds, or an 
average daily gain of 2.64 pounds per steer. Lot 3, containing the 
grass cattle, made a total gain of 334 pounds, or an average daily 
gain of 2.39 pounds per steer. Lot 4, containing the winter-grazed 
cattle, made a total gain of 316 pounds, or 2.26 pounds daily per 
steer for the summer. As in the two previous years' trials, steers in 
-Condition of steei 
spring before placing on pasture and cottonseed c; 
(Lot 1, 1916). 
Lot 4 made the largest gain from fall to fall. The cake-fed steers 
made larger gains, however, than any of the steers that received 
pasture alone. 
QUANTITY AND COST OF FEED REQUIRED TO MAKE 100 POUNDS GAIN. 
The cost of 100 pounds of gain will vary in different sections 
owing to the difference in the cost of feed. When the farmer knows 
how many pounds of feed are required to make 100 pounds gain he 
can figure easily the cost under his own conditions. The principal 
thing stock raisers and farmers want to know is how many pounds 
of gain they can expect to put on a 2-year-old steer with grass alone 
or with grass supplemented with cottonseed cake and the cost to 
make 100 pounds of gain in each case. 
Table 11 shows the quantity and cost of feed required to make 
100 pounds of gain. 
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