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I Lcgume Hay vice Silage in Feeding Steers 19
I TABLE xi.
,c Summary of Second Experiment in Substituting a Le_gume Hay for
Corn Silage Toward the End of the Feeding Period. I
November 3, 1922-March 5, 1923, Inclusive (123 days).
Lot 5 ~
I Shelled Corn
' Cottonseed Lot 6
Meal Shelled Corn
COI-n Silage C0lltOI1S€€d
(70 days*) Meal *
_ cme. Hay Cm Sllage
(63 dayss) SllI‘3.W
Straw ¤
Number of steers ...............,........,...............   10 I 10 ‘  
Initial weight ..........,..................................... I 9,532 lbs. I 9,517 lbs. _ ;
Initial value per cwt. .................................. I $7.25 I $7.25
Final weight .................................................. I 12,417 lbs. I 12,193 lbs. I
Total gain ................................_..................... I 2,885 lbs. I 2,676 lbs. _
Average daily gain ...................................... I 2.351bs. I 2.18lbs. l
Total feed consumed: I I ` l
·— Shelled corn ...._......................................... I 17,113 lbs. I 16,940 lbs. I
Cottonseed meal ....__,_.,,,,.,...__.........,........ I 3,277 lbs.   3,375 lbs. ‘ . I
In Silage .....,.................................................... I 27,948 lbs. I 40,612 lbs. - I
B' Cl0ve1· hay ____.____,____________________,,______,_,,______ I 7,494 lbs. I ............ _I
ys, ` Straw ..............,_..____________,,_____________________,,___ I 665 lbs. I 987 lbs.  
61. Average daily feed per steer: I I I
Shelled corn ........................,_.................... I 13.911bS. I 13.77lbS-  
rs Cottonseed meal ._..._................................ 2.66lbs. I 2.74lbS-  
to Silage ___.,_____,__________,________,,_________,__,..,._,___.... 39.92 lbs. I 23.01 lbs. I
7 I (70 days) I  
Iat Clover hay ....,_..................,_,_.................... I 11.901bs. I ............ I
tl I (63 days) I I
'O Straw .......................................................... I .54 lbs., I .80 lbs.  
[lg Cost of feed .._._________,_______________,____,__...,,..,..... I $496.13 I $457.18  
Cost of cattle ...._......,..._.._._...__...,,,,............... I 691.43 I 689.98 I 
Total cost; ______________________________________________________ I 1,187,56 I 1,147.16 _ I
U- Cost per cwt. gain ..___,....,............................. I 17.19 I 17-08    
Necessary selling price per cwt ............. I 9.56 I 9-41  
Value of steers per cwt in lots ................ I 8.90 I 8.80  
· Total value of steers .................................. I 1,105.11 I 1.972-98  
Loss per steer ___________,______________,__,__.,_._...__.,., I 8.24 I 7.41  
Pork produced _,_________________________________,_,.,_..... I 285 lbs. I 280 lbS·  
Value of pork at $8,00 ___,___,__________...._,........ I $22.80 I $22-80  
Loss per steer, pork included ___............. I 5.96 I 5-13 iq
_ *T0¤ (lays were required fm- the substitution of clover hay f0I‘ C01‘H  
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