REPORT OF MR. R. ROBERTSON 



iBESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Lbs. 



Weight of 8 steers, Dec. 1, 1904 9,110 



Weight of 8 steers, April 30, 1905 11,075 



Gain ' 1,9G0 



Daily rate of gain lbs. 1 -6375 



Cost of feed per day cts. 14 -30 



Cost of 1 lb. gain cts. 8 -76 



Ex. II. — Lot II. — Two Year Old Steers. 



291 



Period. 



Dec. 1 to Deo. 31 



Dec. 31 to Jan. SO. 



Jan. 30 to Mar. 1. 



Mar. 1 to Mar. 31. 



Mar. 31 to April 30. 



Cost of feed 1 steei- 150 days . 

 II 8 steers 150 days . 



Daily Ration. 



Roots, 60 lbs. 

 Hav, 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, G lbs. . 



Roots, 20 lbs. 

 Hay, 15 lbs. . 

 Meal, 7 lbs. . 



Daily Cost. 



$ cts. 



06 

 04 

 3i 



Cost for 

 Period. 



Total Cost. 



$ cts. 



1 80 

 1 20 

 1 08 



S cts. 



4 C8 



3 84 



4 14 



4 56 



4 92 



21 54 

 172 32 



Weight of 8 steers, Dec. 1, 1904. . 

 Weight of 8 steers, April 30, 1905. 



Gain. 



Daily rate of gain per steer lbs 



Cost of feeding per day per steer cts 



Cost of 1 lb. gain 



Lbs. 



8,740 



10,780 



2,040 



1-70 



14-36 



8-44 



16— 19i 



