REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURIST 77 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Total cost to produce beef $ 133 60 



Sold 3,540 -pounds at $4.50 per 100 pounds, less 5 p.c. . . 151 33 



Profit 17 73 



Net profit per steer. 4 43 



Average buying price per steer 11 25 



Average selling price per steer 37 S3 



Average increase in value 26 58 



Average cost of feed per steer 22 15 



Amount of meal eaten by lot of 4 steers lbs. 3.528 



Amount of ensilage and roots " 34,628 



Amount of hay " 2,824 



Meal, about equal parts gluten meal and bran. 



CORN, GLUTEN MEAL AND OIL MEAL EXPERIMENT. 



In the experiment reported below, it will be noted that bran enters quite largely 

 into the meal ration in each case. In feeding such heavy meals as corn, gluten meal, 

 oil-cake meal, cotton-seed meal, &c., it has been found advisable to use a certain 

 amount of some light meal as an opener. In this case, bran has been so used. It will 

 be noted that the mixture of gluten and oil meal did not do nearly so well as did 

 either of the others. The steers, though quite as good quality if not superior to the 

 corn-fed and oil-meal fed lots, did not make as good gains. It is possible that some 

 other influence than the meal mixture fed should be held accountable for the small 

 gains. No other cause could be observed. 



Lot— Corn Fed. 



Number of steers in lot 3 



First weight, gross, Feb. 15, 1909 lbs. 2,770 



First weight, average " 923 



Finished weight, gross, April 26, 1909 " 3,190 



Finished weight, average " 1,063 



Total gain in 70 days. . " 420 



Average gain per steer " 140 



Daily gain per steer " 2 



Daily gain per lot 3 steers " 6 



Gross cost of feed $ 34 24 



Cost of 100 pounds gain 8 15 



Cost of steers, 2,770 pounds at $4 per 100 pounds, less 



5 p.c 105 28 



Total cost to produce beef 139 52 



Sold 3,190 pounds at $4.75 per 100 pounds, less 5 p.c... 143 92 



Profit 4 40 



Net profit per steer 1 47 



Average buying price per steer 35 09 



Average selling price per steer 47 99 



Average increase in value 12 90 



Average cost of feed per steer 11 41 



Amount of meal eaten by lot of 3 steers lbs. 1.3«6 



Amount of ensilage and roots " 8,820 



Amount of hay " 504 



Amount of straw eaten and bedded " 3,670 



Meal consisted of bran, 346-5 pounds; ground corn, 1,030-5 pounds. 



