. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. WINTER EATIONS AND PASTURE GAINS OF CALVES. 15 SUMMARY OF COSTS. 1. Corn silage and clover liay, fed to Lot 2, was the cheapest ration used and cost the least per pound of yearly gain. 2. Lot 3, fed mixed hay and grain, made a large gain but cost $ more per year per calf than Lot 1, and $ more per year per calf than Lot 2. Therefore, a ration containing silage for wintering /9i/£/fi^GE LENGTH Of'E££D/NQ P£/?/00. ty/A/refR PERIOD 3UMMER PERIOD 13^ D^rS 168 £>/9y^. Fig. 9.—Average results of winter and summer
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. WINTER EATIONS AND PASTURE GAINS OF CALVES. 15 SUMMARY OF COSTS. 1. Corn silage and clover liay, fed to Lot 2, was the cheapest ration used and cost the least per pound of yearly gain. 2. Lot 3, fed mixed hay and grain, made a large gain but cost $ more per year per calf than Lot 1, and $ more per year per calf than Lot 2. Therefore, a ration containing silage for wintering /9i/£/fi^GE LENGTH Of'E££D/NQ P£/?/00. ty/A/refR PERIOD 3UMMER PERIOD 13^ D^rS 168 £>/9y^. Fig. 9.—Average results of winter and summer (grass) feeding for the 3 lots fed in •win- ter, as follows: Lot 1—Corn silage,^ pounds; rye hay, pounds; cottonseed meal, pound. Lot 2—Corn silage, pounds ; clover hay, pounds. Lot 3—Mixed hay, pounds ; grain mixture, pounds. steer calves is more economical than dry roughage with grain, con- sidering the gains made both during the winter and in the summer following. 3. The cost of wintering a steer calf is approximately two-thirds the cost of keeping the calf one year. The profit, therefore, is deter- mined largely by the cost of the winter Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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