78 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



7-8 EDWARD VII., A. 190S 



The meal consumed consisted of Y35 ibs. oats, 126 lbs. corn, 829i lbs. bran, 273 lbs. 

 barley, and 147 lbs. mixed meal. The mixture of roots and ensilage was made up of 

 27,510 lbs. corn ensilage and 11,508 lbs. roots. Each st-eer ate during the S27 days on 

 feed, 122^ lbs. oats, 21 lbs. corn, 138 lbs. bran, 45^ lbs. barley, 2iJ lbs. mixed meal, 

 4,585 lbs. corn ensilage, 1,918 lbs. roots, 326 lbs. hay and 1,691 lbs. skim milk. 



Lot 2. — Full Fattening Ration. 



Number of steers in lot 6 



First ^veight, gross. May 4, 1906 680 lbs. 



First vreight, average 113^ " 



Finished weight, gross, April 1, 1')~ 3,615 " 



Finished weight, average 602^ " 



Total gain in 327 days 2,9S5 " 



Average gain per steer 489 " 



Daily gain per steer 1-49 " 



Daily gain for lot, 6 steers 8-94 



Gross cost of feed C> 93 24 



Cost of 100 lbs. g'ain 3 18 



Cost of steers, $5 each . 30 00 



Total cost to produce beef, $93 24 + $30 123-24 



On hand, 3,615 lbs. at $4 50 per 100 lbs 162 68 



Profit or loss — profit 39 44 



Net profit per steer 6 57 



Average buying price per steer 5 00 



Average value per steer, April 1, 1906 27 11 



Average increase in value 22 11 



Average cost of feed for steer 15 54 



AmoTint of meal eaten by lot of 6 steers 4.557 lbs. 



Amount of ensilrge and roots 29.568 " 



Amount of hay 1,956 " 



Amoiint of skim miUv 10,314 " 



The meal consumed consisted of 1,554 lbs. oats, 2,268 lbs. bran, 735 lbs. bar.ley. 

 The mixture of ensilage and roots was made up of 12,390 lbs. roots and 17,178 lbs. 

 com ensilage. Each steer ate during the 327 days on feed, 259 lbs. oats, 3^78 lbs. 

 bran, 122^ lbs. barley, 2,065 lbs. roots, 2,863 lbs. corn ensilage, 326 lbs. hay and 1,719 

 lbs. skim milk. 



SWINE FEEDING. 



I have to report a fairly successful year with swine. Most of the work has been 

 along the line of supplying breeding stock to farmers' clubs and individual farmers 

 desirous of improving their herds. A very considerable number have been so supplied 

 during the past year and this has in some measure prevented the carrying on of satis- 

 factory feeding experiments. 



A number of good subjects are now available for work however, and some feed- 

 ing experiments are being incepted. 



During the winter months a small experiment comparing the feeding value of 

 mangels and sugar beets was carried on. 



Placing the mangels at $2 per ton it was found that pork cost $6.20 per 100 Ibs. 



Placing the sugar beets at $3 per ton it was found that pork cost $5 05 per 100 



lbs. 



When meal alone was used lOO lbs. increase live weight cost $7 03. 

 Wlien along with the meal Herbageum was used in the quantities indicated by 

 manufacturers, 100 lbs. increase live weight cost $5 23. 



