REPORT OF MR. R. ROBERTSON 



295 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Ex. IV. — Lot I. — Calves of May, 1904, Continued from December, 1904. 



Periocl. 



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 

 April 30 to May 30. . . 



May 30 to Sept. 1 

 Sept. 1 to Oct. 1 . . 

 Oct. 1 to Nov. 1 . . 

 Nov. 1 to Dec. 1 . . 



Cost of feed, one sLeer, 1 year 



Daily Ration. 



Roots, 15 lbs 

 Hay, 2i lbs . . 

 Meal, 2 lbs . 



Roots, 20 lbs. 

 Hay, 2^ lbs . . 

 Meal, 2 lbs . . 



Daily Cost. 



Roots, 25 lbs . 

 Hay, 4 lbs . . . 

 Meal, 2 lbs . . 



Roots, 30 lbs . 

 Hay, 4 lbs . . , 

 Meal, 2 lbs. . . 



Roots, 30 lbs 

 Hay, 4 lbs .. . 

 Meal, 2 lbs. . . 



Roots, 30 lbs 

 Hay, 4 lbs . . . 

 Meal, 2 lbs . . 



Meal, 1 lb . 

 Pasture at . 



Green feed, 40 lbs . 

 Meal, 2 lbs 



Green feed, 40 lbs . 

 Meal, 2 lbs . 



$ cts. 



Oli 

 Ol" 

 021 



02 

 01 

 021 



02^ 

 OOlf 

 021 



03 

 OOlf 

 02? 



Cost for 

 Period. 



$ cts. 



45 

 30 

 72 



GO 

 30 

 72 



75 

 48 

 72 



Total Cost. 



90 

 48 



72 



03 

 OOlf 

 02# 



03 

 OOlf 

 02| 



04 



02?- 



Roots, 40 lbs 

 Hay, 5 lbs ... 

 Meal, 2 lbs. . . 



04 

 021 



04 



02 

 02* 



90 



48 

 72 



90 

 48 

 72 



1 111 

 . per month 



1 20 



72 



1 24 

 74| 



1 20 

 60 

 72 



S cts. 



1 47 

 1 62 



1 95 



2 10 



2 10 



2 10 



4 llf 



1 92 



1 94f 



2 52 



21 84 



Lot. 1. 



Period. 



Dec. 1 1904 to Dec. 1 1905. 



Weight at 

 start. 



Lbs. 

 2,050 



Weight at 

 finish. 



Lbs. 

 4,815 



Gain. 



Lbs. 

 2,105 



Daily rate of gain per steer lbs. 1-18 



Cost of feed per day per steer (winter) cts, 6 -60 



" « '' (summer) " 5-32 



« « " 1 year " 5-98 



Cost of 1 lb. gain " 5-04 



Cost of feed for lot, 1 year $109 20 



