8 BULLETTX 73, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
proper each calf was eating daily 3 pounds of cottonseed meal, ap- 
proximately 20 pounds of corn silage, and 4 pounds of hay. The 
allowance of meal was raised gradually throughout the whole period 
of 76 days, until at the last each calf was eating 6 pounds daily. 
At one time each calf was consuming as much as 28 pounds of silage 
each day, but they would not continue to eat this much, so at the 
end of the period, April 1, they were eating an average of only 20 
pounds per calf per day. The allowance of hay was gradually de- 
creased from the first. At the middle of the period each calf con- 
sumed daily not over 3 pounds of hay, and near the end an exceed- 
ingly small allowance met their desires. From the middle of March 
to April 1 they averaged less than 1 pound of hay per calf per day. 
The fattening period continued for a period of 76 days, or until 
April 1, when the 49 calves were sold and then shipped to New Orleans. 
They brought S5.87J a hundredweight on the farm. 
The following gives a short summary of the most important results 
obtained during the fattening period: 
The fattening period [Jan. 17- Apr. 1). 
Number of calves in lot 49 
Number of days fed 76 
Average initial weight pounds. . 456 
Average final weight do 560 
Average total gain of each calf do 104 
Average daily gain do 1. 37 
Average daily ration per calf: 
Cottonseed meal do 4.4 
Corn silage do 23. 9 
Hay do.... 2.76 
Amount of feed required to produce 100 pounds of gain: 
Cottonseed meal do 323 
Corn silage do 1, 741 
Hay do 201 
Cost to make 100 pounds of gain S7. 31 
Profit on each calf as a result of fattening 8. 88 
Initial cost of calves per hundredweight 3. 12 
Selling price on the farm per hundredweight 5. 87£ 
As previously stated, it cost $3.12 per hundredweight to raise these 
calves to an age of 9f months, and they were valued at this figure 
at the inauguration of the fhiishing period. At the end of the fat- 
tening period they sold for an average price of S5.87J per hundred- 
weight on the farm and made a clear profit of $8.88 per calf. 
The average weight of the calves at the beginning of the fattening 
period was 456 pounds. When sold, April 1 ; they had attained an 
average weight of 560 pounds and were approximately 1 year old. 
During this period they gained at an average daily rate of 1.37 
pounds. 
