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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



5-6 EDWARD VII., A. 1906 



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



Period. 



Dec. 1 to Dec. 31 



Dec. 31 to Jan. 30 . 



Jan. 30 to March 1 



March 1 to March 31. 



March 31 to April 30. 



Cost of feed 1 steer 1.50 days. 

 II 8 steers n 



Daily Ration. 



Roots, 60 lbs . 

 Hay, 8 lbs... 

 Meal, 3 lbs. . 



Root?, 40 lbs . 

 Hay, 8 lbs... 

 Meal, 4 lbs. 



Roots, 30 lbs. 

 HaA^ 10 lbs.. 

 Meal, 4 lbs. . 



Roots, 20 lbs. 

 Hay, 10 lbs.. 

 Meal, 5 lbs. 



Roots, 20 lbs. 

 Hay, 10 lbs.. 

 Meal, 6 lbs . . 



Daily Cost. 



$ cts. 



06 

 03i 

 03^ 



Cost for 

 period. 



$ cts. 



1 80 



96 



1 08 



Total Cost. 



$ cts. 



3 84 



3 60 



3 54 



3 60 



96 



18 54 

 148 32 



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

 Weight of 8 steers, April 30, 1905. 



Gain. 



Lbs. 



7,640 

 9,740 



2,100 



Daily rate of gain per feteer lbs, 1*75 



Cost of feed per day per steer cts. 12 -36 



Cost of 1 lb. gain " 7-06 



COMPARISON OF iiXPERIMENTS WITH STEERS. 



EXPEUUrtNT II. 



Daily rate of grain per steer 

 Co.st of feed per day n 

 Cost of 1 lb. gain 



Lot 1, 3-yr. old. 



1 6375 lbs. 

 14 -36 cts. 

 876 I, 



Lot 2, 2-yr. old. 



1- 70 lbs. 



14-36 cts. 



8-44 ,1 



Lot 3, year-old. 



1- 75 lbs. 



12 -36 cts. 



706 >, 



