REPORT OF TEE AGRICULTURIST 71 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Finished weight, gross, July 23, 1906 3,735 lbs. 



Finished weight, average 747 " 



Total gain in 234 days 1^935 " 



Average gain per steer 387 " 



Daily gain per steer 1-65 " 



Daily gain for lot, 5 steers 8-27 " 



Gross cost of feed $ 93 94 



Cost of 100 lbs. gain 4 85 



Value of steers, Dec. 1, 1905, 1,800 lbs. at $3 50 per 



100 lbs G3 00 



Total cost to produce beef .<?r,3 + $93-94 156 94 



Sold, 3,735 lbs. at $5 per 100 lbs., less 4 per cent. ... 179 30 



Profit 22 36 



Net profit per steer 4 47 



Average valuation per steer, Dec. 1, 1905 12 60 



Average selling price per steer, July 23, 1006 35 86 



Average increase in value 23 26 



Average cost orf feed for steer 18 79 



Amount of meal eaten by lot of 5 steers in 234 days. . 4,751-5 lbs. 



Amount of ensilage and roots *. 34,875 " 



Amount of hay 3,410 " 



The meal consisted of 1,157^ lbs. oats, 280 lbs. corn, 115 lbs. oil meal, 580 lbs. 

 barley, 1,831^ lbs. bran and 787^ lbs. gluten meal. The mixture of ensilage and roots 

 was made up of 12,725 lbs. roots and 22,150 lbs. com ensilage. Each steer consumed in 

 the 234 days, 231i lbs. oats, 56 lbs. corn, 23 lbs. oil meal, 116 lbs. barley, 366 lbs. bran, 

 157i lbs. gluten meal, 682 lbs. hay, 2,545 lbs. roots and 4,430 lbs. ensilage. 



To produce 1 lb. increase in live weight required 2-24 lbs. meal, 1-7 lbs. hay and 

 18 lbs. ensilage and roots. 



LOT 2. — FULL FATTENING RATION, DROPPED 1905. 



Number of steers in lot 5 



First weight, gross 2,345 lbs. 



First weight, average 469 " 



Finished weight, gross, July 2, 1906 4,585 " 



Finished weight, average 917 " 



Total gain in 213 days 2,240 " 



Average gain per steer 448 " 



Daily gain per steer 21 " 



Daily gain for lot, 5 steers 10-5 " 



Gross cost of feed $ 92 89 



Cost of 100 lbs. gain 4 14 



Value of steers, Dec. 1, 1905, 2,345 lbs. at $3 50 per 



100 lbs 82 OS 



Total cost to produce beef, $82 08 + $92 89 174 97 



Sold, 4,585 lbs. at $5 25 per 100 lbs., less 4 per cent. . 231 10 



Profit on lot 56 13 



Net profit per steer 11 22 



Average valuation per steer, Dec. 1, 1905 16 42 



Average selling price per steer, July 2, 1906 46 22 



Average increase in value 20 80 



Average cost orf feed for steer 18 58 



Amount of meal eaten by lot of 5 steers in 213 days. . 4,646 lbs. 



Amount of ensilage and roots 35,425 " 



Amount of hay 3,420 



