70 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



64 VICTORIA, A. 1901 

 Young Stoch. 



Two-year olds 5 



Yearlings 2 



Calves.... 4 



During the year some of the older and less valuable cattle have been sold to the 

 butcher. 



The dairy cows have been fed a roughage ration of corn ensilage 35 pounds, chaff 

 3 pounds, hay 5 pounds, and mangels 20 pounds daily; some more, some less, according 

 to ability to use food profitably. 



The meal ration varied in quantity on the same principle, some cows getting as 

 low as 2 pounds per diem, while in milk, and others eating as much as 10 pounds per 

 diem. The meal ration mixture was made up of bran i, oats 1-6, peas 1-6, and barley 

 1-6, in most cases, but was varied to suit individual tastes and requirements. 



Much attention has been paid to the individuality of the animals, with marked 

 results. The average yield of butter and milk has increased materially over last year, 

 namely, from an average of 242 '5 to 289 '6 pounds butter, and from 5,414 to 6,455 

 pounds milk. This is due in a great measure to larger returns from individuals of the 

 herd, but to a certain extent to the weeding out process, which has been most rigor- 

 ously pursued, no animal falling much below last year's average being allowed to 

 remain in the herd, heifers of course being excepted. 



In estimating the cost of feeding, the following prices were charged for feed 

 stuffs, being the local market rates for the same save in the cases of roots and ensilage, 

 which are charged at the usual values affixed in experimental work: — 



Pasture $1 per month 



Bran $15 per ton 



Oats, barley and pease 19 per ton 



Chaff 4 per ton 



Clover hay 5 per ton 



Roots and ensilage 2 per ton 



In estimating the cost of feeding heifers, they were charged for that part of the 

 year during which they were milking, while other milkers were charged for the whole 

 year., While dry, cows were charged at the rate of $2 per month in winter and $1 

 per month in summer. 



The average cost of feeding has been materially reduced from last year by selec- 

 tion, by the feeding more freely of cheaper feed stuffs and! by studying the indivi- 

 duality of the cows. 



In estimating the value of the product, 19 cents is allowed for a pound of butter, 

 and 15 cents per 100 pounds of skim-milk and buttermilk. The butter is manufactured 

 in the farm dairy, and sells on the market at from 22 to 30 cents per pound, an 

 average of about 24J cents. This leaves 5J cents per pound for cost of manufacture. 



The following tables will be of interest, as showing the records of the individual 

 cows, and giving some general results : — 



