REPORT OF MR. R. ROBERTSON 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



FULL FATTENIKG RATION. 



Period. 



Dec. 1, 1901 to Jan. 1, 1902. 



Jan. 1 to Feb. 1 



IVb. 1 to Mar. 1 



Mar. 1 to Ai)ril 1 



April 1 to ^Iay 1 



May 1 to June 1 



June 1 to July 1 



July 1 to Aug. 1 



Aug. 1 to Sept. 1 



Sept. 1 to Oct. 1 



Oct. 1 to Nov. 1 



Nov. 1 to Dec. 1 



Weight at 

 Start. 



Lbs. 



2,4.50 

 2,060 

 2,825 

 3,000 

 3,190 

 3,360 

 3,580 

 3,815 

 4,000 

 Pasture. 



4,400 



Weight at 

 Finish. 



Lbs. 



2,000 

 2,825 

 3,000 

 .3,190 

 3,300 

 3, .580 

 3,815 

 4,000 

 Pasture. 



4,400 

 4,020 



Gain. 



Lbs. 



210 

 165 

 175 

 190 

 170 

 220 

 235 

 195 



400 

 220 



Total gain Dec. 1, 1901 to Dec. 1, 1902 Lbs. 2,170 



Weight at start i. 2,4.50 



Weight at finish 4,620 



Daily rate of gain per steer n 113 



Cost of 1 lb. gain cts. 5 03 



Cost of feed jjer day per steer G 4G 



Cost of lot 1 year $ 122 24 



LIMITED GROWING RATION. — EXPERIMENT I. CALVES OF MAY, 1901. 



Period. 



Daily Ration. 



Dec. 1, 1901, to Jan. 1, 1902. Roots, 15 lbs. 



Meal, 1 lb.... 

 Straw, 2^ lbs. 



Jan. 1 to Feb, 1. 



Roots, 20 lbs. 

 Meal, I lb.... 

 Straw, 5 lbs. . 



Feb. 1 to Mar. 1 'Roots, 25 lbs. 



Meal, i lb... 

 Hay, 2A lbs. 



Mar. 1 to April 1 



Roots, 30 lbs. 

 iMeal, h lb.... 

 Hay, 2i lbs.. . 



April 1 to May 1. 



Roots, 30 lbs. 

 IMeal, i lb.. . 

 JHay, 2i lbs. . 



May 1 to June 1 Roots, 30 lbs . 



IHay, 4 lbs... 



June 1 to Nov. 1. 

 Nov. 1 to Dec. 1 . 



At pasture, at 75c. p. m. p. steer. 



Root.«, 40 lb.?. 

 Straw, 5 lbs. . 



Cost of feed for 5 steers for 365 days . 



Amount 



Fed during 



Period. 



Lbs. 



2,325 

 155 



387i 



3,100 

 77i 

 775 



3,500 



70 



350 



4,650 

 77i 

 387| 



4,500 



75 



375 



4,650 

 G20 



0,000 

 750 



Cost. 



cts 



2 32i 



1 .55"' 

 58i 



$ cts. 



4 46 



5 03a 



5 42i 



6 78i 



6 56J 



6 82 

 IS 75 



7 12i 



60 96 



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