REPORT OF TEE AGRICULTURIST 

 SESSIONAL PAPER No. 15 



Lot ' D ' — {Two-year-olds) — Loose. 



Number of steers in lot 8 



First weight, gross 7,736 lbs. 



First weight, average 967 " 



Finished weight, gross 10,424 " 



Finished weight, average 1,303 '" 



Total gain in 129 days 2,510 " 



Average gain per steer 327 " 



Daily gain for lot, 8 steer:- 21*24 



Daily gain per steer 2'53 



Gross cost of feed $ 122 89 



Cost of 100 pounds gain 4 30 



Cost of steers, 7,736 lbs. at $3.90 per 100 lbs 294 00 



Total cost to produce beef, $294 + $122.89 41G 89 



Sold, 10,424 lbs. at $4.85 per 100 lbs., less 5 per rent. . 480 29 



Profit on lot 63 40 



Xet profit per steer 7 92 



Average buying price per steer 36 75 



Average selling price per steer 60 03 



Average increase in value 23 28 



Average cost of feed per steer. 15 36 



Amount of meal eaten by lot of 8 ste:r= 4,102 lbs. 



Amount of ensilage and roots 43,110 " * 



Amount of hay 6,328 " 



Amount of straw eaten 3.032 " 



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INFLUENCE OF AGE OK COST OF BEEP. 



Cost of producing Beef with three-year-olds, two-year-olds, yearlings, six months' 



calves and new-horn calves. 



The experiments to gain some data as to the influence of age upon the -cost of 

 producing a pound of beef have been continued and are now concluded. 



Lots of animals of as nearly uniform type and breeding as possible were selected 

 and fed such rations as were found to suit them best. The roughage ration in each 

 case consisted of roots, ensilage and hay, the concentrates fed to three-year-olds, two- 

 year-olds, and yearlings was gluten meal. The calves were fed a meal ration made up 

 of oats, pease, barley, oii meal and gluten mixed in different proportions at different 

 periods. 



Full statements of the particulars in connection with each lot will be found be- 

 low. A few of the more important particulars are grouped for comparison, as fol- 

 lows : — 



Ajjea. 



Daily Gain. 



Three-year-olds 



Two-year-olds 



Yearlings 



Six month calves 



Skim-milk calves, new bom 



Lbs. 



294 

 327 

 242 

 267 

 360 



Gain 



in i 



129 days, i 



Cost 



100 lbs. 



Gain. 



$ cts. 



22 

 30 



62 

 48 

 77 



