268 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



9-10 EDWARD VII., A. 1910 



HORSES. 



No change has been made in the number of horses in the past year. All are in 

 good condition, and consist of three teams of draft horses, one express horse and one 

 driver. 



CATTLE. 



The stock, at present, consists of 53 grade Shorthorn steers and one grade Short- 

 horn milch cow. 



The steers were purcha'sed in November and put under experiment on November 

 16. After fasting over night, and before receiving any feed on the morning of the 

 16th, they were weighed and found as stated below. They are still on hand, having 

 been under experiment 135 days to date, March 31. They are expected to be ready 

 for market in the latter part of May or first of June. 



They were fed large quantities of roots and clover hay at first, with a view to 

 getting them in proper condition to make the best use of meal feeds, and were freed 

 as to lice and dirt. 



No meal was fed for the first three weeks, after which they began to receive one 

 pound per day, which was increased from month to month, at the same time decreasing 

 the quantity of roots, until at the finish they will receive seven pounds of meal per 

 day per steer, a few pounds of corn ensilage (instead of roots), and all the hay they 

 will eat, about 15 lbs. each per day. 



Lbs. 



Total live weight of 53 steers, Nov. 16, 1908 56,400 



Total live weight of 53 steers, March 31, 1909 66,420 



Increase. 10,020 



Average daily gain per steer 1-40 



COMPLETION OF STEER FEEDING EXPERIMENT OF 1908. 



Finished since last Report. 



On making my report to March 31, 1908, the 68 steers under experiment were 

 still on hand. The following is a continuation and conclusion of said experiment : — 



Experiment with Steers, 1908, Unfinished in last Report. 



Lbs. 



Total live weight of 68 steers, Nov. 16, 1907 67,875 



Total live weight of 68 steers, March 15, 1908 78,355 



Increase to March 15, 1908 10,480 



Total live weight of 68 steers, April 30, 1908 81,785 



Increase to April 30, 1908 (total) 13,910 



Financial Results. 



Original weight of 68 steers, 67,875 lbs., at 42%ooc. per lb. . $2,891 47 

 Weight at finish, 68 steers, 81,785 lbs., at 5S%ooc. per lb. . 4,784 42 



Balance $1,892 95 



Cost of feed for lot 165 days 1,570 80 



Net profit $ 322 15 



Daily rate of gain per steer, 1-23 lbs. 

 Cost of 1 lb. gain, 11-20 cents. 

 Cost of feed per day per steer, 14 cents. 

 Profit p3r steer, $4.73. 



