380 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



EXPERIMENTS IN FEEDING STEERS. 



Experiments were carried on last winter in feeding steers with the different 

 fodders at command. 



One test was made with the following rations : — 1. Ensilage, meal and straw ; 2. 

 Dry cut feed, turnips and meal ; and 3. Hay, turnips and meal. Six 2 year old steers 

 were fed in this test for four months, one month being preparatory. 



Lot No. 1 was fed on ensilage, meal and all the oat-straw they would eat. Lot 

 No. 2 was fed on cut-feed, consisting of mixed grain fodder, meal and turnips. Lot No, 

 3, on hay, turnips and meaL 



RESULT. 



Lot No. 1. — Fed 35 lbs. ensilage, 5 lbs. meal (barley and oats ground) and oat-straw. 



Weight. Dec. Jan. Feb. March. April. Gain. 



Steer No. 1 880 927 1000 1037 1107\ , m ,, 



2 850 897 955 1050 1120/ * y ' Ds " 



Lot No. 2. — Fed 15 lbs. cut dry fodder, 20 lbs. turnips, and 5 lbs. meal, same as in No. 1. 



Weight. Dec. Jan. Feb. March. April. Gain 



Steer No. 1 925 954 1010 1080 1145 



2 770 822 870 915 972 



| 422 lbs. 



Lot No. 3. — Fed on 18 lbs. hay, 20 lbs. turnips and 5 lbs. meal, same as No. 1. 



Weight. Dec. Jan. Feb. March. April. Gain. 



Steer No. 1 1060 1107 1140 1182 1220\„o 9 1K 

 2 1052 1082 1120 1185 1220/ Ds * 



The six steers for the above test were bought at 2| cents per pound and sold at 3| 

 cents per pound. 



Lot No. 1.— Cost $42.57 and sold for $77.94 Gain of $35.37 



2.— « 46.60 " 74,44 " 27.84 



« 3._ « 58.02 " 85.40 " 27.38 



TEST NO. 2. 



Three steers, 5 years old, fed on different rations for 5 months. 

 Steer No. 1. — Fed on 50 lbs. ensilage, 8 lbs. meal, and straw — 



Dec. Jan. Feb. March. April. May. Gain. 



Weight, 1640 1717 1740 1780 1786 1760 120 lbs. 



Steer No. 2. — Fed 25 lbs. cut fodder, 8 lbs. meal and 20 lbs. turnips — 



Dec. Jan. Feb. March. April. May. Gain. 



Weight, 1500 1540 1610 1690 1757 1755 255 lbs. 



Steer No. 3. — Fed 25 lbs. ensilage, 15 lbs. cut feed and 8 lbs. meal — 



Dec. Jan. Feb. March. April. May. Gain. 



Weight, 1620 1650 1720 1790 1890 1890 270 lbs. 



Steer No. 1.— Cost at 3 cts., $49.20, sold for 3f cts., $66.00. Profit, $16.80 

 " 2.— " 3 cts., 45.00, " 3§ cts., 65.80. <; 20.80 

 « 3._ « 3 cts., 48.60, " 3§cts., 70.87. " 22.27 



