REPORT OF MR. 8. A. BEDFORD. 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



COMPARATIVE GAINS. 



S65 



Dehorned— Tied. 



Oricrinal weight 



Weight end of 1st period 



2nd >. 



■I 3rd >i 



II 4th II 



I. 5th M 



Dehorned — Loose. 



Ori^nal weight . . . . 



Weight end of 1st period . 



II 2nd M . 



II 3rd II . 



„ 4th 11 . 



It 5th II . 



Date. 



Nov. 24. 

 Dec. 15. 

 Jan. 12. 

 Feb. 9. 

 Mar. 9. 

 Apl. 6. 



Weight. 



5,206 Lbs 

 5,324 II 

 5,563 II 

 5,757 II 

 5,934 ,1 

 6,156 .. 



Gain. 



118 Lbs. 

 239 „ 

 194 „ 

 177 11 

 222 ,1 



Date. 



Xov.24. 

 Dec. 15. 

 •Jan. 

 Feb. 



Apl. 



12... 

 9... 

 9... 

 6... 



Weight. 



5,240 Lbs 



5,534 



5,762 



.5,914 



G,004 



6,204 



Gain. 



294 Lbs. 

 228 M 

 152 II 

 90 I, 

 200 ,1 



Total Gain. 



950 Lbs. 



Total Gain. 



964 Lbs. 



Homed. 



Original weight 



Weight end of 1st period 

 II 2nd It 



II 3rd II 



II 4th M 



II 5th II 



Date. 



Nov. 24 . 

 Dec. 15. 

 Jan. 12. 

 Feb. 9. 

 Mar. 9. 

 Apl. 6. 



Weight. 



.5,222 Lbs 

 5,489 ,1 

 .^650 „ 

 5,S00 M 

 5,938 . 

 6,100 11 



Gain. 



Total Gain. 



9GS Lbs. 



Cost of Feeding Each Lot of Five Steers. 



6,6-50 pounds of straw 



.3,325 „ hav at .?4 00 per ton . .$ 6 65 



13,300 II ensilajiie at .S2.00 per ton 13 30 



5,495 11 chop at 683c per 100 37 78 



$57 73 



Description of Fodder. 



The hay was threshed Brome Grass. 



The ensilage was made from early ripening com. 



The chop consisted of ^ oats, i wheat screenings and J barley. 



Summary of Results. 



First Cost of 

 Steers. 



Dehorned, tied . 



" loose, 



Homed 



SI 82 21 

 183 40 

 182 77 



Value of Feed 

 Consumed. 



?=57 73 

 57 73 

 57 73 



Trice Sold 

 For. 



.S230 85 

 232 65 

 232 12 



Loss. 



S9 09 

 8 48 

 8 38 



