70 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



7-8 EDV/ARD VII., A. 1903 



Daily gain per steer 2-21 



Daily gain for lot, 10 steers 22-10 



Gross cost of feed $ 128 93 



Cost of 100 lbs. gain 6 37 



Cost of steers, 10,800 lbs. at $4 per 100 jbs 432 00 



Total cost to produce beef, $432 + $128 93 560 93 



Sold, 12,825 at $5 25 per 100 lbs., less 4 per cent. ... 673 31 



Profit or less— profit 112 38 



Net profit per steer 11 24 . 



Average buying price per steer 43 20 



Average selling price per steer 67 33 



Average increase in value 24 13 



Average cost of feed for steer 12 89 



Amount of meal eaten by lot of 10 steers 6,410 lbs. 



Amount of ensilage and roots 43,725 " 



Amount of hay 3,280 " 



Lot 2. 



ITumber of steers in lot ' 10 



First weight, gross, April 7, 1906 8,830 lbs. 



First weight, average 883 " 



Finished weight, gross, August 2, 1900 11,710 " 



Finished weight, average 1,171 " 



Total gain in 116 days 2,880 " 



Average gain per steer 288 " 



Daily gain per steer 2-46 " 



Daily gain for lot, 10 steers , 24-60 



Gross cost of feed $ 129 19 



Cost of 100 lbs. gain 4 52 



Cost of steers, 8,830 lbs. at $3 50 per 100 lbs 309 05 



Total cost to produce beef, $309 05 + $129 19 438 24 



Sold, 11,710 at $4.50 per 100 lbs., less 4 per cent. ... 505 87 



Profit or loss— profit 67 63 



Net profit per steer 6 76 



Average buying price per steer 30 91 



Average selling price per steer 50 59 



Average increase in value 19 68 



Average cost of feed for steer 12 92 



Amount of meal eaten by lot of 10 steers 4,940 lbs. 



Amount of ensilage and roots 58.275 " 



Amount of hay 4,030 " 



' B.' . 



BABY BEEF. 



During the winter of 1905-6 the 2 lots of limited and unlimited ration steers 

 dropped in 1905. were continued on the regular rations. In the spring of 1906, how- 

 ever, it was decided to vary the experiment and the lot of limited ration steers (lot 1) 

 were put on a heavier grain ration, and fed till July 23, 1906, when they were sold 

 for beef. 



LOT 1. — LIMITED GROWING RATION, DROPPED 1905. 



Number of steers in lot 5 



First weight, gross 1,800 lbs. 



First weight, average 360 " 



