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7     I? 26 Kentucky Bulletin N0. 264 _  
  If   TABLE XVII-Continued. _ , j
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  Jl? il Lot 5
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_ tg.     (12,7 dayv) Broken Ear .
· >»-if? ?*-¤ l `° Corn
; =    C°tf§§f°“ ee dam I
        Corn Silage C0?/Fgslecd
Y ’»`` —Z`£f"Lé  ll (110 dayslk) Corn Silage
gf. 4 igqgggf   Alfalfa Hay Straw _
rg".-.;.:i..,; ‘v¥· lf; F (51 days*) .
        Straw
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    Necessary selling price per cwt. ............ I 9.49 I 9.56
  , I Value of steers per cwt. in lots .............. I 9.80 I 10.00 '
      A Total value of steers ___,______,_,.__,.......,.,....... I 1,281.84 I 1,291.00
.     Return per steer over initial cost and   ·
 _§§I I feed cost ...._...__,....,_._._.______....__,.._.............. 3.99 I 5.63
    I Pork produced ..,.,_..,,....__....._..._.................... I 268 lbs. I 268 lbs.
  I ‘ Value of corn fed to hogs .......................... I $4.25 I $4.25
  ¥?’ , Value of pork at $7.50 ................................ 20.10 20.10
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  Net value of pork ........................................ I 15.85 I 15.85
  , Return per steer, pork included .........,.... I 5.58 I 7.22
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    *Seven days were required for the substitution of alfalfa hay for corn
  i‘·`:   Q silage. See page 4. .
  ii Cost of Feeds: Silage $5.50 a ton; broken ear corn 85c a bu.;
      alfalfa hay $20 a ton; eottonseed meal $50 a ton; straw $13 a ton.
      . _ Gain or loss per steer during the seven days required to change I
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  _. the steers in Lot 5 from silage to hay:
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  ~· Lot 5 Lot 6
  _ 1 lb. (gain) 0 lbs.
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   ,  _ _ At the close of the experiment the steers were sold at auG·
  -·  ’ 5 tion. Both lots sold for more than the cost of feed and cattle.
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  The steers 1n Lot o gained more than those in Lot 6, their feed
  cost more, but the necessary selling price was seven cents ll
  .; hundred less. They were valued at twenty cents less conse-
    quently gave a smaller net return per head. This diilerenee
  I · was $1.64. This agrees with the results of the first two experi-
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  ments.
  et? . . .
  The hogs were fed a small amount of eorn in addition to
  t what they picked out of the droppings. As the 8 hogs were given
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