300 EXPEL'l^JEKTAL FARMS 



2-3 EDWARD Vil., A. 1903 



Lot 2. — "Western rye grass hay. 



8,400 lbs. rye grass hay at $5 per ton • $21 00 



141^ bushels turnips at 5 cents per bushel 7 07 



3j500 lbs. chop at 75 cents per hundred 26 25 



Total cost for four steers $54 32 



Cost per steer $13 58 



Lot 3. — Speltz straw. 



4,995 lbs. speltz straw at $2 . 50 per ton $ 6 25 



111 bushels turnips at 5 cents per bushel 5 55 



2,832 pounds chop at 75 cents per hundred 21 24 



Total cost for three steers $33 04 



Cost per steer $11 01 



Summary of Results. 



Fed Brome Grass Hay, 

 Fed Rye Grass Hay . . 

 Fed Speltz Straw 



First Cost 



per 



Steer. 



$ cts. 



43 26 

 43 22 

 42 90 



Value of 



Feed 

 Consumed. 



$ cts. 



13 77 

 13 58 

 11 01 



Price per 



Steer 

 Sold for. 



$ cts. 



76 87 

 76 61 

 73 69 



Profit per 

 Steer. 



$ cts. 



19 84 

 19 81 

 19 78 



EXPERIMENTS WITH SWINE— LAMB'S QUARTER SEED AS PIG FEED* 



This test Avas made to ascertain whether a ration composed partly of Lamb's 

 Quarter Seed Cheiiopodium album Imd any advantage over a pure grain ration. 



The Lamb's Quarter seed was boiled and then after being well mixed with the 

 chopped grain was fet wet. The grain was a mixture composed of one-half oats, and 

 one-quarter each of barley and wheat screenings. 



The four pigs used for this test were Tamworth crosses. They were fed 76 days 

 and sold at $5.50 per hundred pounds, live weight. 



From the result of this experiment it would appear that Lamb's Quarter seed lias a 

 limited value as food for pigs. The annual report of the Experimental Farms for 1899, 

 page 147, contains an analysis of this seed. 



Ration Fed. 



Amount and value of food consumed by each pen during the 76 days of the test, 

 the grain is valued at 75 cents per hundred pounds. 



