Table 5.-Ground shelled corn-Coastal Bermuda haylage
 Coastal Bermuda haylage (1 trial)


 citrus
 molasses
Days 102
Average initial weight 785
Average final weight 1035
Average gain 250
Average daily gain 2.45
Average carcass weight 622
Dressing percentage 60.16
Average carcass grade 10.4
Average daily ration:
 Corn (as fed) 17.15
 Corn (86% dry matter) 17.15
 Haylage (as fed) 7.53
 Haylage (91% dry matter) 4.14
 Citrus molasses 3.69
 Protein supplement 2.40
 Grass hay 0.41
Average feed per head:
 Corn (as fed) 1750
 Corn (86% dry matter) 1750
 Total feed (as fed) 3188
 Total feed (adjusted dry matter) 2776
Feed per 100 pounds gain (adjusted)1110
Feed cost 100 pounds gain $28.29
Cost feeders/100 pounds 23.27
Cost feeders/head 182.60
Feed cost/head 70.72
Cost cattle and feed 253.32
Sale price/100 pounds 23.63
Sale price/head 244.55
Return above costs -8.77
Advantage high moisture corn/head
Advantage citrus molasses/head 3.68


versus rolled high moisture corn-


Lot 35 Lot 36 Lot 39 Lot 40
 Ground shelled corn Rolled high moisture corn
 + +


 No citrus No
molasses Average molasses molasses Average


102
784
1004
220
 2.16
 604
 06.16
 10.6

 17.51
 17.51
 7.70
 4.23

 2.40
 0.39

1786
1786
2864
2510
1141
$30.47
 23.27
 182.53
 67.04
 249.57
 23.62
 237.12
 -12.45


102
785
1020
235
 2.30
 613
 60.16
 10.5

 17.33
 17.33
 7.62
 4.18
 1.85
 2.40
 0.40

1768
1768
3026
2643
1125
$29.31
 23.27
 182.57
 68.88
 251.45
 23.62
 240.84
 -10.61


102
784
1068
284
 2.78
 643
 60.16
 11.4


 19.66
 17.26
 6.62
 3.64
 3.69
 2.40
 0.34

2005
1760
3346
2731
962
$24.81
 23.27
 182.37
 70.47
 252.84
 23.90
 255.20
 +2.36
 11.13
 6.13


102
784
1032
248
 2.43
 621
 60.16
 10.3

 19.43
 17.06
 6.61
 3.63

 2.40
 0.49

1982
1740
2962
2417
975
$26.38
 23.27
 182.46
 65.43
 247.89
 23.66
 244.12
 -3.77
 8.68


102
784
1050
266
 2.61
 632
 60.16
 10.9

 19.55
 17.16
 6.61
 3.63
 1.85
 2.40
 0.41

1994
1750
3154
2574
968
$25.55
 23.27
 182.41
 67.95
 250.36
 23.78
 249.66
 -0.70
 9.91


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