A comparison of concentrates for fattening steers in the South / by W.F. Ward and S.S. Jerdan and E.R. Lloyd.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ward, W. F.
Corporate Author: United States. Department of Agriculture
Other Authors: Jerdan, Sidney Sibley, 1884-1924, Lloyd, E. R. (Edward Read), 1867-
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, 1919.
Series:Bulletin of the U.S. Department of Agriculture ; no. 761.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • I. The comparative value of cottonseed meal, cold-pressed cottonseed cake, and a mixture of cottonseed meal and corn for fattening steers. pp. 1.
  • Introduction
  • Cattle used
  • Character and prices of feed. pp. 1-2.
  • Method of feeding and handling cattle
  • Average daily rations. pp. 3.
  • Weights and gains
  • Quantity and cost of feed required to make 100 pounds of gain
  • Financial statement. pp. 4-5.
  • Slaughter data
  • Summary of the experiment. pp. 7.
  • II. A comparison of cottonseed meal, cottonseed meal and broken-ear corn, and cottonseed meal and shelled corn for fattening steers. pp. 9.
  • Introduction
  • Object and plan of work. pp. 9.
  • Cattle used
  • Character and prices of feeds used
  • Method of feeding and handling the cattle
  • Average daily rations. pp. 10-11.
  • Weight snd gains
  • Quantity and cost of feed required to make 100 pounds of gain
  • Financial statement. pp. 12-13.
  • Slaughter data
  • Summary of the experiment. pp. 15.