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Table 10.-Ground shelled corn-cottonseed hulls versus ground snapped corn (average two
 trials)

 Lot 33 Lot 34 Lot 31 Lot 32
 Ground shelled corn-
 cottonseed hulls Ground snapped corn
 + citrus No + citrus No
 molasses molasses Average molasses molasses Average
Days 107 107 107 107 107 107
Average initial weight 748 748 748 748 749 749
Average final weight 1032 994 1013 1025 956 990
Average gain 284 246 265 277 207 241
Average daily gain 2.65 2.30 2.48 2.59 1.93 2.25
Average carcass weight 621 598 610 617 575 596
Dressing percentage 60.16 60.16 60.16 60.16 60.16 60.16
Average carcass grade 11.3 10.8 11.1 11.2 10.8 11.0
Average daily ration:
 Corn* 15.50 17.29 16.40 20.55 20.92 20.74
 (15.42) (15.69) (15.56)
 Cottonseed hulls* 5.16 5.76 5.46 -
 (5.13) (5.23) (5.18)
 Citrus molasses 3.64 1.82 3.64 1.82
 Protein supplement 2.39 2.39 2.39 2.39 2.39 2.39
 Grass hay 0.29 0.30 0.30 0.27 0.33 0.30
Average feed per head:
 Corn* 1658 1850 1754 2199 2238 2219
 (1650) (1679) (1665)
 Total feed (as fed) 2902 2767 2835 2887 2542 2715
 Total feed (adjusted dry matter) 2833 2767 2800 2819 2542 2681
Feed per 100 pounds gain (adjusted) 998 1125 1057 1018 1228 1112
Feed cost 100 pounds gain $25.78 $30.39 $27.92 $26.29 $33.35 $29.43
Cost feeders/100 pounds 23.85 23.85 23.85 23.85 23.85. 23.85
Cost feeders/head 178.59 178.50 178.55 178.88 178.66 178.77
Feed cost/head 73.22 74.77 74.00 72.81 69.04 70.93
Cost cattle and feed 251.81 253.27 252.55 251.69 247.70 249.70
Sale price/100 pounds 24.05 24.15 24.10 24.23 23.97 24.12
Sale price/head 248.18 240.09 244.14 248.39 229.19 238.79
Return above costs -3.63 -13.18 -8.41 -3.30 -18.51 -10.91
Advantage ground shelled corn/head -0.33 +5.33 +2.50 -
Advantage citrus molasses/head 9.55 15.21 --


*Numbers in parentheses on shelled corn basis--cob and shuck as roughage.