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REPORT OF MR. R. ROBERTSON 255 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



COMMENTS ON EXPERIMENT II. 



Original weight of 4 heavy steers 4,800 at 4c. per lb 8192 00 



Weight at finish of 4 heavy steers, 6,225 lbs. at fjjc per lb .'JSl 28 



Balance 189 28 



Cost of feed for lot, 150 days 105 84 



Profit on lot 83 44 



Original weight of 4 light pteers, 4,000 lbs. at 4c. per lb S 160 00 



Weiglit at finish of 4 light steers. 5,375 lbs. at 6Jc. per lb 329 22 



Balance 169 22 



Cost of feed for lot, 150 days 105 84 



Profit on lot 63 38 



Making a difference in favour of heavy steers of $5.01 per steer. 



Provided gains of each lot had been equal, then balance would still be $4.25, which 

 v.'ould seem to justify paying a higher price per pound for the heavier steers when putting 

 ia to feed. 



COST OF 1 STEER PER IJAY FOR ENTIRE PERIOD. 



Original weight of 16 steers, 18,000 lbs. at 4c. per lb $ 720 00 



Weight at finish of 16 steers, 2.3,310 lbs. at OJc. per lb. . . 1,427 72 



Balance 



Cost of feed for lot, 150 days . 

 Net profit 



707 73 

 423 36 

 284 37 



Dailj' rate of grain per steer Lbs. 2' 21 



Cost of 1 lb. gain Cts. 7 97 



II feed i>er day per steer " 17 ' 64 



Profit per steer S 17 77 



