REPORT OF MR. R. ROBERTSON 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Following is a summary of results obtained : — 



297 



Number of days fed 



Weight when put on experi- 

 ment 



Weiprht when slaughtered. . . 



Daily rate of gain 



Amount meal eaten 



M hay 



11 roots 11 



M straw 11 



,1 skiin-milk eaten. . . . 

 11 whole milk eaten. . . 

 II pas ure n ... 



green feed m ... 

 feed from birth to 



Full Fattening R.\tiox. 



1901. 



19G2. 



1903. 





m 



C(jst of 



block 



Cost of 100 lbs. increase live 



weight 



Per Steer. 



713- 



1G6- 

 1271- 

 1-54- 



1804- 



2590- 



14725- 



1712- 



728- 



3 months , 



1240- 



$G5 47 



S 5 92 







Per Steer 



683- 



191- 

 1246- 



1-54' 

 1633- 

 2164- 

 13300- 



1742- 

 698- 



'4306'" 



$58 35 



$ 5 53 





CO 



Per Steer. 



515- 



579- 

 1307- 



1-41- 

 1328- 

 2310- 

 13500- 



Avei-age 



of 



15 Steers. 



2| months. 

 3080- 



$43 00 



a 5 90 



637- 



312- 



1272- 



1-49 

 1588- 

 2355- 

 13801- 



1727- 



713. 



11 weeks . 



2873- 



$55 60 



$ 5 78 



LuiiTKD Growing Ration.' 



1901. 



1902. 



o 



a> 

 CO 



Per Steer , 



1108- 



153 



1300 



1 



1549 



3470 



24695 



597 



2080 



360 



lOimonths 



04- 



$72 00 

 $ 6 24 







Per Steer, 



1108- 



121 



1360 



1 



1419 



4489 



23762 



600 



2320 



120 



10 months. 



11 ■ 



$73 91 

 $ 5 96 



Average 



of 



10 Steers. 



075 



1108- 



137- 



1333- 



1- 



1484 



3979- 



24228- 



598- 



2200- 



240- 



10 months. 



$72 95 

 $ 10 



SWINE. 



Tile herd of pigs at present on the farm consists of Yorkshires, Berkshires and 

 their grades and crosses, in all 49 head, as follows: — 1 Yorkshire boar, 3 Yorkshire 

 sows, 2 Berkshire sows, 3 grade sows, 10 grade pigs 6 months old, 30 grade pigs 1 to 3 

 months old. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH SWINE. 



Pasture vs. feeding in pens. 



This experiment was again carried on as in past years, with two lots of 10 pigs 

 each, as evenly divided as to age and weight as possible, being equal numbers from 

 each litter and from 1 to 2 months old. 



This experiment was commenced on July 1, with lot I. on pasture and lot 11. fed 

 inside. 



They were fed equal amounts of milk and meal, consisting of shorts and buck- 

 wheat. 



The pasture consisted of clover, rape and hairy vetch on different parts of the 

 field, and the pigs were changed from time to time. 



A portable house w.as used for shelter. 



From October 1 to November 15 all were fed aliKe in pens. 



Following are the results: — 



