-8-


 Adding a level of 30 percent citrus pulp (with guarantee of not less than 6.00 percent
protein, 2.50 percent fat, or 55.00 percent N.F.E. and not more than 15.00 percent crude
fiber or 3.00 percent calcium) to a ground shelled corn-cottonseed hull mixture (Lots 7 and
8) resulted in similar gains, carcass weights, and net returns as comparable rations without
citrus pulp (Lots 5 and 6). As noted in Table 3, citrus pulp cost $47.14 per ton, with
ground shelled corn at $48.11 and cottonseed hulls at $23.85. With the citrus pulp ration,
results were somewhat better where citrus molasses was not fed (Lot 8).

 Table 7 shows average data for the four types of rations, with and without citrus
molasses, and averages for all rations. The most striking results are the advantage of
feeding citrus molasses with the ground snapped corn ration and the contrasting better
results with no molasses with the ground shelled corn-hay and ground shelled corn-citrus
pulp-cottonseed hull rations.

 Two trials have been completed comparing ground snapped corn and ground shelled corn-
cottonseed hull rations, with and without citrus molasses. Average gain per head, carcass
weight, carcass grade, and net returns are shown in Table 8, together with average feed
costs (with milling costs included) for the two trials. Feedlot performance and carcass
data were similar with the two forms of corn, as well as for the citrus molasses and no-
molasses rations. At the feed prices shown, ground snapped corn rations gave an $8.15
higher net return per head than ground shelled corn-cottonseed hull rations. Feeding
citrus molasses resulted in $4.98 higher net return per head with ground snapped corn,
$3.96 higher net return with ground shelled corn-cottonseed hulls, and an overall average of
$4.47 greater net return with both rations for the two trials. An average of 419 pounds
citrus molasses per head was fed in each of the two trials.

 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

 Appreciation is expressed for the assistance of Mr. Dee Murphy, USDA Grader, Quincy,
Flor-da, for grading the carcasses and to Mr. Paul Stoutamire, Frosty Morn Meats, Quincy,
Florida, for assisting with the carcass grading.


 Table 7.-Average Data.


(a) Average gain per head 102 days.
 With No
 citrus molasses molasses Average
Ground snapped
corn 290 271 281

Ground shelled
corn + hay 264 319 291

Ground shelled
corn + cottonseed
hulls 254 293 273

Ground shelled
corn + citrus
pulp + cottonseed
hulls 268 282 275

Average 269 291 280