REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURIST 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



cise and the pease together was wonderfully beneficial so far as form of pigs was con- 

 cerned and so far as fitting them for finishing off for the packer when brought into the 

 pens, 



UTILIZATION OF FEED. 



An examination into the supply of feed produced on the ' 200 acre Farm,' the ex- 

 perimental plots of roots and corn, and the meal or grain purchased for use in the 

 barns, together with a detailed statement of the disposal thereof, and a statement of 

 the kinds of grain and meal consumed from July 1, 1904 to June 30, 1905, follows : — 



Summary of Feed of all kinds used for Stock on 200 acre Farm from July 1, 1904 to 



June 30, 1905. 



Disposition o£ Feed harvested on, and bought for use of Live Stock on 200 Acre Farm. 



19 Horses 



73 Steers 



44 Milch cows 



48 Young stock and bulls 



70 Sheep 



200 Swine 



Supplied to Poultry division 



ti II Veterinary laboratory 

 Loss by experimental curing ., , . , 



Total accounted for. 



Amount harvested and received 



On hand June 30, 1905. 

 Shrinkage or loss . . . . 



Hay. 



lbs. 



138,700 

 79,721 

 46,755 

 37,702 

 19,458 



1,535 

 18,600 



342,471 



398,717 



5,000 

 51,246 



Grain and 

 Meal. 



lbs. 



126,841 



59,185 



66,343 



36,554 



9,4.58 



129,135 



24,792 



3,551 



435,5.59 



494,096 



58,537 



Corn and 

 Roots, 



lbs, 



20,500 

 358,356 

 375,884 

 298,981 



12,000 



15,905 

 5,827 

 3,670 



25,000 



1,116,123 



1,671,414 



100,000 

 455.291 



Straw, 



lbs. 

 .36,500 

 95,743 

 46,153 

 50,921 

 11,650 

 40,500 

 13,044 



294,511 



309,290 



4,000 

 10,779 



The meal consumed consisted of: — Lbs. 



Oats 171,936 



Barley 19,363 



Bran , 



Shorts 



Oil meal. . , , 

 Various feeds. 



96,600 

 65,000 

 35,100 

 47,560 



Total 435,559 



