REPORT OF MR. R. ROBERTSON 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



FULL FATTENING RATION — CALVES, 1902. 



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May 16 to June 1. 

 June 1 to July 1. . 

 July 1 to Aup:. 1 . 

 Aujj. 1 to Sept.. 1 . 

 Sept. 1 to Oct. 1 . . 

 Oct. 1 to Nov. 1 . . 

 Nov. 1 to Dec. 1. . 



Period 1902. 



Weight at 

 Start. 



Lbs. 



9.")5 

 1,075 

 1,360 

 1,000 

 1,S.30 

 2,100 

 2,305 



Weight at 

 Finish. 



Lbs. 

 1,075 



i,3f;o 

 i,(;oo 



1,«30 

 2,100 

 2,305 

 2,580 



Gain. 



Lbs. 



120 

 2K5 

 240 

 2.30 

 270 

 205 

 275 



Tot.il gain May IG to Dec. 1 Lbs. 1,625 



Weight at start , 955 



Weight at finish ., 2,580 



Daily rate of gain per steer „ 1 • 64 



Cost" of 1 lb. gain cts. 438 



Cost of feed per day per steer „ 7 ■ 20 



Cost of feed for lot "for 19S days $7136 



LIMITED GROWING RATION EXPERIMENT II — CALVES OF MAY 1902. 



Period 1902. 



May 16 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. 



10-17^ 



Daily Ration per Calf. 



S lbs. wliole milk . 

 12 lbs. slcim-milk. 



20 lbs. skim-milk 



4 lb. bran and oil cake. 



20 lbs skim-milk 



4 lb. bran and oil cake. 



20 lbs. skim-milk 



^ lb. bran and oil cake. 



2 lbs. hay. 



10 lbs. skim milk 



A lb. bran and oil cake. 

 2 ibs. hay 



2 lbs. roots 



i lb. bran and oil cake 

 2 lbs. hay 



10 lbs. roots 



i lb. bran and oil cake. 

 2 lbs. hay 



Cost of feed of 5 steers for 198 days. 



Amount 



Fed during 



Period. 



Lbs. 



600 

 900 



3,000 

 37^ 



3,100 



383 



3,100 

 383 

 310 



1,500 



7.") 



300 



77. '^ 

 77i 

 310 



1,.~>00 



75 



300 



Cost. 



■S cts. 



6 00 

 1 35 



4 65 



S8J 



1 34 



2 25 



75 



1 20 



77A 



77i 



1 34' 



1 .50 



75 



1 20 



Total 

 Cost. 



S cts. 

 7 35 



4 87J 



5 03f 



6 373 

 4 20 



2 89 



3 45 

 34 18 



