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 Table 4

 Economic Data of Growing Beef Calves Receiving Six Different
 Cool-Season Feeding Regimes in Northwest Florida (1973-74)
 Treatments
Item ICa) TT(h) TTT(r) TV(d) V() VT(f)
Feed cost/cwt. gain
 Corn silage(g) $ 18.37 ------- ------------------- $ 7.93
 Concentrate supplement(h) $ 9.13----- --------------------------
 Pasture supplemental ration (i) --------------------- ------- $ 10.27 -------
 Pasture(j) ------- $ 15.39 $ 17.90 $ 18.74 $ 13.06 $ 12.27
 Total(k) $ 27.50 $-5.T 39$ 17.90 $ 18.74 $ 23.33 $ 20.20
Avg cost/head of feeder(l) $209.43 $206.65 $204.42 $206.65 $204.42 $207.20
Avg feed cost/head of feeder $ 76.45 $ 46.94 $ 52.45 $ 54.53 $ 78.86 $ 56.16
 Total cost/head of feeder(k) $285.88 $253.59 $256.87 $261.18 $283.28 $263.36
Final value/head(m) $235.44 $243.36 $237.60 $238.32 $253.80 $234.00
Net loss/head(k) -$ 50.44-$ 10.23-$.19.27-$ 22.86-$ 29.48-$ 29.36
Net loss/acre(k) .--- ..$- 14.85-$ 34.49-$ 41.83-$ 60.73-$ 78.10
(a) Treatment I corn silage (95%) + concentrate supplement (protein, mineral, vitamir
 (5%) in drylot.
(b) Treatment II rotational grazing of a triticale, ryegrass, and crimson clover mix-
 ture (unsupplemented)---three applications of 100 lb./acre each of ammonium nitrate
 during the grazing season.
(c) Treatment III rotational grazing of a triticale, ryegrass, and crimson clover
 mixture (unsupplemented)---one application of sulfur-coated urea equivalent to 300
 lb1.acre of amzonium nitrate.
 (d) Treatment IV rotational grazing of a triticale, ryegrass, and crimson clover
 mixture (unsupplemented)---three applications of 200 lb./acre each of ammonium
 nitrate during the grazing season.
 (e) Treatment V rotational grazing of a triticale, ryegrass, and crimson clover
 mixture (supplemented with a 12% crude protein high-energy ration at the level of
 1% of body weight)---three applications of 100 lb./acre each of ammonium nitrate
 during the grazing season.
 (f) Treatment VI rotational grazing of a triticale, ryegrass, and crimson clover
 mixture (supplemented with corn silage fed ad libitum)---three applications of
 100 Ib./acre each of ammonium nitrate during the grazing season.
 (g) Corn silage cost = $20.00/ton.
 (h) Concentrate supplement cost = $188.23/ton.
 (i) Pasture supplemental ration cost = $82.01/ton.
 (j) Pasture cost = $90.79/acre for the pastures receiving 300 lb./acre of ammonium
 nitrate, $93.79/acre for the pastures receiving one application of sulfur-coated
 urea equivalent to 300 lb./acre of ammonium nitrateand $100.09/acre for the
 pastures receiving 600 lb./acre of annonitm nitrate.
 (k) Does not include labor involved in feeding and caring for the animals.
 (1) Calf cost = $55.70/cwt. (includes cost of animals, hauling, veterinary costs,
 etc.).
 (m) Based on an animal value of $36.00/cwt. at the end of the trial.