74 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



7-8 EDWARD VII., A. 1908 



Amount of straw eaten 1,684 lbs. 



Amount of skim milk 15,738 " 



Amount of green feed, clover, mixed peas and oats cut 



green, rape, &c 7,266 " 



Pasture 5 months, for lot , . 30 months. 



The meal consisted of 1,247 lbs. oats, 504 lbs. oil meal, 273 lbs. barley, 3,006 lbs. 

 bran, 1,648 lbs. gluten meal and 1,943 lbs. com. The hay was red clover hay in every 

 case. 



The green feed, 7,266 lbs., was made up of green red clover 500 lbs., rape 1,256 

 lbs. and mixed crop (oats 3 bushels and peas 1 bushel seed per acre) 5,510 lbs. 



The straw fed was chaffed and mixed with ensilage and roots. Oat straw v/aa 

 used. 



BEEF PRODUCTION, 1906-07. 



The work with beef cattle in the winter of 1906-07 was, on account of lack of 

 space, rather limited. Steers in this district in the month of November were very 

 low in flesh on account of a very dry season. The experiments were, however, highly 

 interesting, since they ran very smoothly, the cattle being remarkably healthy and 

 doing exceedingly well, no untoward incident of any kind happening to detract in 

 any way from the value of the results. From a financial standpoint, the work was 

 probably as satisfactory as any feeding operations that have ever been conducted here, 

 considering the high prices that have maintained for stoekers and foods, and later 

 the low prices for the finished product. 



The feeds used were i>erhaps the best that have ever been fed here. The corn 

 •ensilage was exceedingly rich in dry matter of a highly nutritious character, since 

 the corn was well eared and well matured when cut. The ears were of a good size 

 and glazed, before cutting. The hay fed was clean timothy, and the meal, a mixture 

 of four parts gluten meal with one part bran, has proven with us to be one of the most 

 satisfactory feeds for beef production. 



The work has been along the following lines: — 



A. Feeding superior steers in comparison with inferior steers. 



B. Feeding short keep steers in comparison with long keep steers. 



C. Baby beef experiments continued. 



A. 



In November, 1906, two groups of steers were selected in this neighbourhood. They 

 were all low in flesh, due to scarcity of grass. 



Lot 1, consisted of 7 steers weighing 1,095 lbs. each. They were Shorthorn grades 

 being of good conformation and quality. All 2-year-olds. Cost 4 cents per lb. delivered. 



Lot 2, consisted of 7 steers weighing 851 lbs. each. They were showing various 

 faults in conformation and breeding, Ayrshire, Holstein, Jersey and Guernsey blood 

 was in evidence here and there and in one or two cases no conclusion could be reached 

 as to the blood lines indicated, pure scrub probably. Cost 3 cents per lb. delivered. 



A study of the subjoined feed histories will prove interesting. 



LOT I. — EXTRA CHOICE. 



Number of steers in lot 7 



First weight, gross, Nov, 14, 1906 7,675 lbs. 



First weight, average 1,095 " 



Finished weight, gross, May 13, 1907 10,645 " 



Finished weight, average 1,521 " 



Total gain in 180 days 2,970 " 



