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EXPERIMEXTAL FARMS 



2-3 EDWARD VII., A. 1903 



LIMITED GROWING RATION CALVES 1902. 



May IG 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 . . 



Period 1902. 



Weight 

 at Start. 



Lbs. 



605 

 725 

 925 

 1,135 

 1,330 

 1,525 

 1,710 



Weight 

 at Finish. 



Lbs. 



725 

 925 

 1,135 

 1,330 

 1,525 

 1,710 

 1,945 



Gain. 



Lbs. 



120 



200 

 210 

 195 

 195 

 185 

 235 



Total gain May 16 to Dec. 1 Lbs. 1,340 



Weight at start i 605 



Weight at finish n 1,945 



Daily rate of gain per steer n 1 " 35 



Cost of 1 lb. gain cts. 2 ' 55 



Cost of feed per day per steer h 3 ' 45 



Cost of feed for lot, 198 days $34 18 



PIGS. 



The herd at present consists of Yorkshires, Berkshires^ Tamworths and their crosses, 

 in all 52 head, as follows : — 



1 Yorkshire boar, registered. 



2 Yorkshire sows, registered. 



1 Berkshire boar, registered. 



2 Berkshire sows, registered. 

 1 Tamworth sow, registered, 



3 grade brood sows. 



40 grade pigs from one to four months old. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH SWINE. 



Feeding in Pasture versus Feeding in Pens. 



Unfortunately the pasture available for this test was quite poor, and until some 

 further experiments are made no conclusion can be drawn. 



The pigs were put into the test at from 2 to 4 months old, in 2 lots of 10 each, 

 on July 1. They were fed on a ration of 3 lbs. buckwheat, shorts and wheat bran and 

 5 lbs. skim-milk. The results are as follows : — 



