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Lee County unit. Technicians participating were Echol Bledsoe, D. R. Munsey, W. O. Poteet and Harold Standifer. Fertilizer for the demonstration was provided by the Tennessee Valley Authority.
.7 Pound Per Day Gain
The calves gained an average of % pounds during the 135-day period or about 0.7 pound per day. Steers gained slightly more than heifers at 0.78 pounds per day compared to 0.68 pounds for heifers. The average weight of the calves on Dec. 1 was 384 pounds while on April 15, the average weight was 480 pounds.
Steers increased in value from $140 per head in December to $212 in April while heifers were worth $84 in December and $138 in April. Values are based on feeder prices in the area at fall and spring sales.
Hay was fed for a 30-day period in January. During this period of severe weather, calves maintained their .weight but gains during all other four-week weigh periods during the winter, while the calves were grazing the fescue, were in excess of one pound per day.
Estimates of the yield of forage available on Dec. 1 when the demonstration started was 1.5 tons of hay per acre. Samples taken at that time contained 16.6 percent protein and 27.2 percent fiber on a dry basis.
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