BEEF CATTLE IN NORTH CAROLINA. 3 
showing. The cattle were mostly 2-year-old steers, averaging about 
800 pounds in weight in the fall. Most of them had been dehorned 
previous to their purchase and the remainder were dehorned before 
being placed in the feed lot. The cattle are charged in all tables and 
statements at the actual cost per hundredweight. 
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Fig. 1. — Map showing location of experimental work (heavy black dot) and area (shaded) 
suitable for similar cattle-feeding operations ; also principal cattle markets. 
CHARACTER AND PRICES OF FEED USED. 
Local conditions will determine to a large extent the prices of feeds. 
In the financial statements for each year the feeds are figured at 
actual cost, but in all the comparative tables the feeds are figured at 
an average price for the three years, which is as follows : 
Pasture $1. 00 per steer per 28 clays. 
Cottonseed cake . 30. 00 per ton. 
Corn silage 3. 00 per ton. 
Hay (alone) 15.00 per ton. 
Hay, stover, and straw mixed 10. 00 per ton. 
Hay and stover mixed 10. 00 per ton. 
Ear corn 0. 83 per bushel. 
The feeds used were all of very good quality. The cottonseed cake 
was cracked on the farm. The only difference between cottonseed 
cake and cottonseed meal is that the cake is unground. The cake is 
