HE PORT OF THE AGRICULTURIST 75 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Average g^in per stocr 424 lbs. 



Daily gain per steer 2 36 " 



Daily gain for lot, 7 steers lG-52 " 



Xjross cost of feed $ 146 66 



Cost of 100 Ibss gain 4 26 



Cost of steers, 7,675 lbs. at $4 per 100 lbs 30^7 00 



Total cost to produce beef, $307 + 146.66. 543 66 



Sold, 10,645 lbs. at $5 75 per 100 lbs., less 5 per cent. . 5^1 49 



Profit on lot 127 83 



Net profit per steer 18 23 



Average buying price i)er steer, Nov. 14, 1906 43 86 



Average selling price per steer. May 13, 1907 82 68 



Average increase in value 38 82 



Average cost of feed for steer 20 95 



Amount of meal eaten by lot of 7 steers 6,274 lbs. 



Amount of ensilage and roots 63,385 " 



Amount of hay 3,180 " 



LOT n. — INFERIOR STEERS. 



Number of steers in lot 7 



First -R-eight, gross, Nov. 14, 1906 5,955 lbs. 



First weight, average .* 851 " 



Finished weight, gross. May 13, 1907 8,820 " 



Finished weight, average 1,260 " 



Total gain in ISO days 2,865 " 



Average gain per steer 409 " 



Daily gain per steer 2-27 " 



Daily gain for lot, 7 steers 15-89 



Gross cost of feed $ 142 34 



Cost of 100 lbs. gain 4 97 



Cost of steers, 5,955 lbs. at $3 per 100 lbs 178 65 



Total cost to produce beef, $178 65 + $142 24 326 99 



Sold, 8,820 lbs. at $4 50 per 100 lbs., less 5 per cent. . 377 05 



Profit on lot 50 06 



Net profit per steer 7 15 



Average buying price per steer 25 52 



Average selling price per steer 53 86 



Average increase in value 28 34 



Average cost of feed for steer 20 33 



Amount of meal eaten by lot of 7 steers 5,765 lbs. 



Amount of ensilage and roots 64,487 " 



Amount of hay 3.301 « 



As will have been noted, the inferior steers made almost as rapid and almost as 

 economical gains as did the extra choice lot. The great difFerence in profits made by 



each lot being due to the difTerence in selling price. The extra choice lot cost $1 per 



100 lbs. live weight more than did the inferior lot, but when marketed commanded 

 $1.25 per hundred more and made somewhat cheaper gains while on feed. 



*B.' 



Two lots of steers of 7 each were selected in November and started on feed Nov. 

 14, 1906. The aim in view was to see whether it was (1) advisable to feed for the 

 Easter market, (2) more profitable to feed steers in good condition for a shorter 

 time or steers in low flesh for a longer period. 



