DAIRY AND SEED IMPROVEMENT MEETINGS. 245 



Table No. i. 



At 3rd 6th 9th 1 2th 



birth month month month month 



Weight 65 175 300 430 515 



Grain no 125 130 85 



Average daily gain.... 1.22 1.38 1.44 .94 



Table No. i gives the weight at birth, and the weight at the 

 end of the third, sixth, ninth and twelfth months. An interest- 

 ing fact shown by the tables is that the calf made the greatest 

 gain during the ninth month. This gain may be attributed to 

 the fact that the grain ration was increased each day during 

 thisi month. 



Cost of Feed for Three Months' Period. 



Table No. 2. 



1-3 3-6 6-9 9-12 



month month month month 



$7.02 $7.70 $8.55 $10.50 



The preceding table shows the cost of feed through each of 

 the three month periods. It will be noticed that the cost of feed 

 increased in each successive period. This table shows that 

 20.8% of the cost of feed for the year came in the first three 

 months ; 22.8% from the third to the sixth month ; 25.3% from 

 the sixth to the ninth month; and 31.1% from the ninth to the 

 time the calf was one year old. 



Cost of Feed per Cwt. Gain. 



Table No. 3. 



1-3 3-6 6-9 9-12 



month month month month 



$6.38 $6.16 $6.57 $12.35 



From table No. 3 the cost per cwt. of gain can be seen to 

 increase as the date of birth recedes. The average cost per 

 cwt. of gain for one year was $7.86. 



