REPORT OF MR. R. ROBERTSON 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



KECOED OF STEERS FED FROM NOV. 16, 1904, TO APRIL 30, 1905. 



Steer Experiment I. 

 LOT L— DEHORNED, FED IN LOOSE BOX. 



289 



8,940 



LOT IL-DEHORNEJ), TIED IN STALLS. 



45 



675 



490 



4G5 



200 



135 



10,950 



2,010 



Rations and Cost Per Day for One Steer for Entire Period. 



Period. 



Nov. 16 to Dec. 1. 



Dee. 1 to Dec. 31 . 



Dec. 31 to Jan. 30. 



Jan. 30 to Mar. 1 



Mar. 1 to Mar 31 



Mar. 31 to April 30 



Co>t of feed one steer, 1G5 days 



Daily Ration. 



Roots, 90 lbs. 

 Hay, 10 lbs. . 

 Meal, 2 lbs... 



Roots, GO lbs . 

 Hay, 10 lbs.. 

 Meal, 3 lbs. . . 



Roots, 40 lbs 

 Hay, 10 lbs. 

 Meal, 4 lbs. . 



Roots, 30 lbs.. , 



Hay, 12 lbs 



Meal, 5 lbs 



Roots, 20 lbs. 

 Hay, 15 lbs . . 

 Meal, 6 lbs... 



Roots, 20 lbs. 

 Kay, 15 lbs.. 

 Meal, 7 lbs.. 



Daily Cost. 



$ cts. 



09 

 04 



02* 



Cost for 

 Period. 



$ cts, 



1 35 

 60 

 42 



Total. 



$ cts. 



2 37 



4 08 



3 84 



4 14 



4 56 



4 92 



23 81 



IG— 19 



