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BULLETIN 631, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
than 50 cents per bushel net, because of the distance from a shipping 
point, remoteness from market, and the bad condition of the roads 
over which it would have to have been handled. 
When it is considered that by feeding the calves the corn, the corn 
silage and hay were sold through the calves at excellent prices, and 
more than that, a net cash profit was made, the results are considered 
very satisfactory. 
SLAUGHTER DATA. 
The calves were driven from the farm 6 miles to the loading pens. 
The shrinkage in transit was 36, 57, and 29 pounds for the calves 
of lots 1, 2, and 3, respectively. The heavier shrink of the calves of 
lot 2 is unaccounted for. The average shrinkage per head for all 
calves was 41 pounds. Although the calves of lot 2 made the largest 
daily gain, they had not fattened as well as either of the other lots, 
and this is reflected in the manner in which they dressed out. The 
calves of lot 1 sold for a little more per hundredweight and dressed 
out slightly higher than either of the other lots. 
By farm weights the calves of lot 1 killed out nearly 2J per cent 
more than those of lot 2 and 0.4 per cent more than those of lot 3. 
By market weights the calves of all three lots killed out very uni- 
formly, lot 1 killing out a little better than either of the other two 
lots. The purchaser reported that all the calves killed out well and 
produced nice carcasses. The calves as a whole dressed out slightly 
over 54 per cent by sale weights. 
Table 15. — Slaughter data. 
Lot 
No. 
Eat ion. 
Average 
farm 
weight 
of each 
calf 
4-12-15. 
Average 
market 
weight 
of each 
calf 
4-14-15. 
Average 
shrink 
in 
transit. 
Average 
weight 
of 
carcass. 
Percent- 
age" 
dressed 
by farm 
weights. 
Percent- 
age 
dressed 
by 
market 
weights. 
1 Cottonseed meal 
Cottonseed hulls 
Corn silage 
Alfalfa hay 
1 Cottonseed meal, two-thirds. . . 
Corn-and-cob meal, one-third. . 
Cottonseed hulls 
Corn silage.. 
Alfalfa hay 
1 Cottonseed meal, one-third 
Corn-and-cob meal, two-thirds. 
Cottonseed hulls 
Corn silage 
Alfalfa hay 
Pounds. 
660 
Pounds. 
624 
Pounds. 
36 
Pounds. 
342 
330 
Per cent. 
51.88 
49.40 
Per cent. 
54.85 
54. 1)5 
53.87 
SUMMARY STATEMENT. 
1. The object of this test was to get further information con- 
cerning the use of cottonseed meal and mixtures of cottonseed meal 
and corn for finishing calves for the market. 
2. The average initial weights of the calves used in the test were 
as follows: Lot 1, 437; lot 2, 427: lot 3, 436 pounds. The final 
