The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-10
FEEDING CATTLE
FOR 5000 BEEF
CONTINUED from first Page,


large percentage gains during the first
40 DAYS as any of the cattle. but they
jell OFF materially during the last period.
indicating that corn and cob meal did
not provide enough carbohydrates for
such long feeding period.
3. Though 3.25 pounds Of cotton seed
meal were fed per head per day during
the entire feeding period OF $50 DAYS.
IN only one instance did the hogs fol-
lowing show any evidence OF III health.
or the IL hogs following the cattle, one
died suddenly. but the cause could mt
be determined
4. The hogs following the groups re-
ceivlng whole corn made 937 pounds ar
pork which at . cents was worth s16sb
or s1.95 per steer. This gave tho prouns
receiving whole corn a material advant-
age over those fed ground corn.
$. These results indicate that cattle
can not be fed In the stall under n
margin Of 70 cents where they arc
charged the fun market price for all
the foodstufrs fed. On the basis of tho
actual cost Of the foodstuffs on the
farm they could often be fed on mar
gin or 80 cents and still give the farmer
s. fair profit on his operations.
g. The cattle fed as stockers on si,
are and slagc and stover made n gain
OF - ana "a pounds per head per day
respectively: those receiving hnv
10 pound and those receiving
atover. ~ pounds The aver
age gain on grass was 1.T3
pounds for the group receiving si,are.
167 pounds for the group receiving sil,
ago and slower; 2.2O pounds for the
group receiving hay and 2t4 pounds for
the group receiving stover. or an aver
age for the 229 days OF / 20 pounds for
the silaEe group; 1.22 pounds for the
Stage and stover group: 10 pounds
IN hsiNy gyp. ~
the stover group.
Z. From these results Il appears tina.
Inc cattle receiving silage as their sole
rouEhness during the winter made the
'areest average gains did not drift mat
GRIZZLY when turned on grass after the
hfst ten days. slaughtered ont to better
advantage than the dryfed cattle and
We're In q thrifticr and better condition
lnrouRhout the entire feeding period.
rms is sufficient proof of the fact that
succulent foods can be fed to cattle
maintained az stockers and finished on
grass.
y. Tue amount of rainfall and the
ueSrec OF sunshine have Il material in
huence on the gain made by cattle On
grass In August when there were s. 81
inches OF rainfall the gains per head
per DAY varied between 40 and CG M :,
pnuhn. IN June when the rainfall was
a.op Inches the gains varied from 3.l3
10 a.ss pounds per head per day.
Inc COST OF pound Of gain with
the stockers In the barn was 721 cents
Win the silaSe group; IT'S cents with
me silaec and stover group: G2.47 cents
) win the hay group. and 1895 cents
WIN the stover group. For the entire
FEEDING period the cost OF a pound of
gain was Az cents with the silaee
group; 40 cents with the silage and
slower group: 6.64 cents with the hay
group; and f.3e cents with the stov.r
group. THESE figures indicate very
ciharlv the advantage Of the succuIent
rations
10. 1t appears from these expert
ments that cattle can be handled adj
Nantageously as stockers and finished
on grass on margin OF IS cents where
sliase or stoVer or other inexpensive
forms OF roughness arc used during the
winter Mixed hay proved so expensivo
mat there was loss with 1t on a mar
gin of so cents.
~. The cost Of pound OF gain WITH
the sfall-fed cattle varied from 1888 to
sol cents: with the stocker cattle from
1.ls 9, Ups cents. It cost therefore.
neaflY twice as mucH to make a pound
OF gain In the stall as where the ami
hals We're finished on grass
~. 1t usually cost s1.50 to make q
tonGof silage and 22 cents to make a
busnel OF corn. allowing full credit for
svery operation involved The silage
was charged to the feeders at $40 and
Ine corn at 54 cents bushel: and even
On this basis they would have returned
profit In some instances on a margin
Of 10 cents.
IL. The beef made per acre by +he"
Erazers varied from 4G to 60 pounds Or
q return of from sale to s2.S2 per acre.
An acre In silnge yielding eight tons
VIII provide roughness for four animals
Tor 160 days. which shows the import
ance of the silo where intensive farm
Ing Is practiced, and the fact that lar
ger returns can be secured from the
land through the medium of the silo
than were obtained through grazing In
these experiments.
Ia. The cost of maintaining a stocker
through the winter varied from s7.96
with the stover fed group to 1921 with
the hay fed group. The average for an
groups was 1901.
Is. The cost of finishing a feeder
varied from s22.33 to $25S2 or more
than twice as much as It cost to carry
cost is largely offset, however, by rent
of land.
16. The deductions to be drawn from
the experiment with feeders arc as
follows: Feed small grain ration-not
over two pounds per head per day to
commence with. and Increase 1t gradu-
ally until the cattle are ultimately con-
Stunning ID pounds per head per day. A
liberal ration Of silage should be fed
throughout the test, decreasing the
amount consumed towards the end or
the feeding period. Only minimum
amount. not over 3 to pounds, of
stover or other dry. inexpensive forms
of roughness need be fed
II. 1t would appear that slage may