. Bulletin : report of Agricultural Experiment Station, Agricultural and Mechanical College, Auburn, Ala. Agriculture -- Alabama. 44 so as a matter of fact, the grasses put up early and the range cattle had some green feed during the last month in addition to the range. As stated elsewhere, all of these cattle came through to spring in good grazing condition; they were strong and active, although the steers in the range lots (Lot 1) had fallen off in live weight about 100 pounds LoR 3.—ii'wd of winter 1909. Feed, cottonseed plus range. Total winter gain of each steer, —40 'pounds. Total
. Bulletin : report of Agricultural Experiment Station, Agricultural and Mechanical College, Auburn, Ala. Agriculture -- Alabama. 44 so as a matter of fact, the grasses put up early and the range cattle had some green feed during the last month in addition to the range. As stated elsewhere, all of these cattle came through to spring in good grazing condition; they were strong and active, although the steers in the range lots (Lot 1) had fallen off in live weight about 100 pounds LoR 3.—ii'wd of winter 1909. Feed, cottonseed plus range. Total winter gain of each steer, —40 'pounds. Total cost of wintering each steer, $ Financial Statement for Winter Work. In the fall of 1907 the steers cost $ per hundred weight, but the next fall, 1908, feeders had advanced some in price, makinr^ the fall price average | per hundred weight. The following spring cost was of course consider- ably greater than the fall price for two reasons. First, the cattle were not as heavy as they were the previous fall, and second, the cost of the winter feed had to be added to the fall price. The fall cost, plus the depreciation in live weight, plus the cost of winter feed made the steers cost around | per hundredweight in the sjjring. The follow- ing table. No. 4, shows the spring cost by lots. The average ,pf these spring costs was taken as the initial cost of the steers in the summer feeding work which The average cost of wintering each steer in the various lots, y^. 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 Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama. Agricultural Experiment Station. Auburn, Ala. : The Station
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