76 EXPERIIIENTAL FARMS. 



64 VICTORIA, A. 1901 

 Two-year-olds. 



Number of steers in lot 9 



First weight pounds 8,635 



Finished weight " 11,074 



Total gain in 181 days " 2,439 



Total gain per steer (average) " 271 



Daily gain per steer " 1-49 



Gross cost of feed $15178 



Cost of 1 ix)und gain cents 6'2 



Cost of steers, 8,635 pounds at $3.50 per cwt $302 22 



Total cost to produce beef, $302.22 + $151.78 454 00 



Sold 11,074 pounds at $4.65 per cwt 514 94 



Profit on lot 60 94 



Net profit per steer 6 77 



Three-year-olds. 



Number of steers in lot 9 



First weight pounds 10,065 



Finished weight " 12,655 



Total gain in 188 days « 2,590 



Total gain per steer (average) " 287 



Daily gain per steer " 1-53 



Gross cost of feed $176.27 



Cost of 1 pound gain cents 6 -8 



Cost of steers, 10,065 pounds at $3..75 per cwt $377 81 



Total cost to produce beef, $377.81 + $176.27 554 08 



Sold 12,655 pounds at $4.75 per cwt 601 11 



Profit on lot 47 03 



Net profit per steer 5 22 



STEER CALF EXPERIMENT. 



In the early part of May, 10 bull calves of at least three fourths Shorthorn blood 

 were purchased and castrated. They were from ten days to a montb old. The fact of 

 their not having been castrated at an earlier age was somewhat against them. 



On May 12 they were divided into two groups of five steers each. 



Lot I was fed a limited growing ration. 



Lot II was fed a full fattening ration from the start, by full fattening ration 

 ■being meant, of course, one suited to growing stock. 



A study of the subjoined synopses of the feeder's records will show the exact 

 differences between the two rations. 



