344 JLXJ'ERlMEyJAL FARMS 



4-5 EDWARD VII., A. 1905 

 Experiment I. — Lot I. — F.F.R. Calves of May, 1901. 



Lot I. finished April 30, 1903, sold and reported page 289 Report of 1903. Inserted 



for comparison. 



SUMMARY OF LOT I. — EXPERIMENT I. 



Lbs. 



Weight of five steers, December J, 1902 4,620 



Weight of five steers, April 30, 1903 6,355 



Gain for period 1,735 



Daily rate of gain per steer . . 2*32 



Cost of feed per day per steer $ 12"54 



Cost of 1 lb. gain 06' 



Cost of feed for lot, 150 days 104 10 



Cost of 1 lb. gain for entire experiment 05'53 



Steer Calf Experiment — Experiment II. 

 Experiment 11. (continued from December 1, 1903.; 



The following tables show results to March 30, 1904, and December 1, 1904. 

 The full fattening ration ' Lot I.' of this experiment were finished and sold 

 ]\rarch 30, 1904. The limited growing ration Lot 11. will be kept until spring of 1905. 

 Experiment II. — calves of may, 1902. continued from December 1, 1903. 



Lot I. 



Period. 

 Dec. 1 to Dec. 31 



Dec. 31 to Jan. 30 



Jan. 30 to Mar. 1. 



Mar. 1 to Mar. 31. 



Cost of feed, 1 steer. ., 

 II 5 steers . . 



Daily Ration. 



Roots, 60 lbs . 

 Hay, 8 lbs... 

 Meal, 3 lbs. . 



Roo?s, 60 lbs . 

 Hay, 8 lbs... 

 Meal, 4 lbs . . 



Roots, 40 lbs . 

 Hay, 10 lbs. . 

 Meal, 5 lbs . . 



I 



Roots, 30 lbs. 



Hay, 10 lbs... 



Meal, 6 lbs . . , 



Cost for 

 Period. 



$ cts. 



1 80 



96 



1 08 



Total. 



$ cts- 



3 84 



4 20 



4 20 



4 20 



1(3 50 

 82 50 



Lbs. 



Original weight, 5 steers, December 1, 1903 5,220 



* Weight at finish, 6 steers, March 30, 1904 6,230 



Gain for period 1,010 



Daily rate of gain per steer. : lbs. 1'68 



Cost of feed per day per steer cts. 13'T5 



CJost of 1 lb. gain " S'lG 



Cost of feed for lot, 120 days $ 82 50 



