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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



5-6 EDWARD V!l., A. 1906 



The yearlings were not nearly as well finished as the two-year olds, and for export 

 purposes would not have realized as much by 50 cents per hundred pounds, but all were 

 killed in Winnipeg, and the purchaser gave the same price for each lot. 



After two weeks of preparatory feeding they were divided into two groups accord- 

 ing to age. All were tied in stalls and fed all they could eat up clean of the following 

 ration : — 



Straw 13 lbs. 



Com fodder 15 " 



Corn ensilage 17 " 



Swede turnips 10 " 



Ground grain • 4 to 9 " 



DESCRIPTION OF FODDER. 



The straw, was mixed wheat, oat and barley. The fodder corn was principally 

 Pearce's Prolific cut in the late milk stage and stooked in the field until wanted, both 

 straw and corn fodder were cut into one-inch lengths. 



The ensilage was also made from the above variety of corn, and was of excellent 

 quality. 



The grain was composed of one third each of barley, oats and wheat screenings. 



A layer of cut fodder corn was first spread over the feed room floor, on this was 

 placed successive layers of ensilage, sliced turnips, corn, straw and grain, it was then 

 moistened with water and shoveled into a heap in the comer of the room, when fed 12 

 hours later fermentation had commenced and the mixture was quite warm. 



The amount of grain fed was increased slightly each month until the test was com- 

 pleted. 



Comparative Gains. 



One year old Steers. 



Original weight of steers 



Weight at end of 1st term 



2nd I, 



I. 3rd ., 



II 4th II 



Two year old Steers 



Ori^nal weight of steers 



Weight at end of 1st term 



M 2nd M ...... 



II 3rd I 



II 4th rl 



Date. 



Nov. 

 Dec. 

 Jan. 

 Feb. 

 March 



15, 1904. 

 13, 1904. 

 10, 1905. 



7, 1905. 



7, 1905. 



N)v. 15,1904. 

 Dec. 13, 1904. 

 Jan. 10,1005. 

 Feb. 7, 1905. 

 March 7, 1905. 



Weight. 



Lbs. 



4,960 

 5,350 

 5,545 

 5,845 

 6,130 



7,175 

 7,500 

 7,735 

 7,995 

 8,150 



Gain. 



Lbs. 



390 



195 

 300 

 285 



325 

 235 

 260 

 155 



Total Gain 



of 

 six Steers. 



Lbs. 



1,170 



975 



COST OF FEEDING. 



Six yearling steers — 



9,900 lbs. of fodder com at $4 per ton $19 80 



8,720 " mixed straw at $1 per ton 4 36 



6,549 " turnips at 5 cents per bushel. 5 45 



11,118 " ensilage at $2 per ton 11 11 



8,996 " ground grain at 75 cents per 100 lbs. „ . . . . 29 97 



$70 69 



