DIVI&IOS OF AMllAL HLi:BA^DRy 301 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



EXPERBIEXTAL FARM, XAPPAX, X.S. 

 EEPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT. W. W. BAIRD. B.S.A. 



EXPERIMENT WINTER OF 1913-14. 



Twenty-foil r steers were pureliaseil from the Central Farm, Ottawa, in October, 

 ]913, costing 7 cents f.o.b. Freight charges on the twenty-four staers were $62.88, 

 making the total cost of steers when landed here $7.23 per hundred, live weight. 



All were well-bred grade Shorthorns, and twelve were in such a condition as would 

 class them as good butchers. The remaining twelve were slightly thinner and could be 

 ranked as good stockers. Four more good grade steers were purchased locally at 4| 

 cents per pound and were in suihciently good flesli to be classed as goftd butcher cattle. 



The twenty-eight steers then were divided into two main lots, namely, sixteen 

 gocnl butchers and twelve good stockers; the^e in turn were divided into sublots for 

 feeding as follows: — 



Lot 1, six steers, good butchers. 

 Lot 2, six steers, good stockers. 

 Lot 3, six steers, good butchers. 

 Lot 4, six steers, good stockers. 

 Lot 5, four steers, good butchers. 



These were fed as follows : — 



Lot 2 were fed 50 per cent more roots and meal than lot 4. 

 Lot 3 were fed 50 per cent more roots and meal than lot 1. 

 Half of lot 1 were fed 2 pounds molasses per day per steer during period. 

 Other half of lot 1 were fed none. 



Half of lot 2 were fed 2 pounds molasses per day per steer during period. 

 Other half of lot 2 were fed none. 



Half of lot 3 were fed 2 pounds of molasses per steer per day during period. 

 Other half of lot 3 were fed none. 



Half of lot 4 were fed 2 pounds molasses per steer per day during period. 

 Other half of lot 4 were fed none. 



Lot 5 were fed same roughage a~ lot 1 but replaced 2 pomids of meal with 

 molasses. 



All steers bad a jireparatory feeding jieri-ul from November 3 to 17 to allow them 

 to become_acciistomed to tbeir feed and surroundings. 



