72 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



2 GEORGE V., A. 1912 



Let 1. 



Number of steers in lot 4 



First weight, gross, April 1, 1010 lbs. 3,458 



First weight, average " 864-5 



Finished weight, gross, January 16, 1911 " 5,335 



Finished weight, average " 1,333-7 



Total gain in 290 days " 1,877 



Average gain per steer ' " 469-2 



Daily gain per steer " 1-62 



Daily gain per lot, 4 steers " 6-48 



Gross cost of feed $ 155 79 



Cost of 100 lbs. of gain cts. 8-3 



Valuation put on beef, April 1, 1910 $ 207 48 



Total cost to produce beef 363 27 



Sold 5,335 lbs. at $7.50 per 100 lbs., less 5 per cent .... 380 10 



Profit 16 83 



Profit per steer 4 20 



Average valuation per steer to start 51 87 



Average selling price per steer 95 02 



Average increase in value 43 15 



Average cost of feed per steer 38 "J 5 



Amount of meal eaten per lot of 4 steers lbs. 7,064 



Amount of ensilage and roots eaten " 31,621 



Amount of hay eaten " 8,514 



Amount of straw eaten " 3,752 



Meal consisted of bran, 4,238-4 lbs.; gluten, 1,412-8 lbs.; oil cake meal, 1,413-8 

 lbs. The roughage was clover hay, corn ensilage, turnips, mangels and oat straw. 



Roots were fed during the winter months only. They were pulped and mixed with, 

 ensilage in the proportion of one part of the former to five parts of the latter. 



Lot 2. 



Number of steers in lot 4 



First weight, gross, April 1, 1910 lbs. 2,770 



First weight, average " 692-5 



Finished weight, gross, January 16, 1911 " 4,480 



Finished weight, average " 1,120 



Total gain in 290 days " 1,710 



Average gain per steer " 427-5 



Daily gain per steer " 1-47 



Daily gain per lot, 4 steers " 5-S9 



Gross cost of feed $ 129 98 



Cost of 100 lbs. gain cts. 7-6 



Valuation put on beef, April 1. 1910 $ 166 20 



Total cost to produce beef 296 18 



Valued, 4,480 lbs. at $7.50 per 100 lbs., less 5 per cent .... 319 20 



Profit 23 02 



Profit per steer 5 75 



Average valuation per steer to start 41 55 



Average value price per steer at finish, January 16, 1911. . 79 80 



Average increase in value 38 25 



Average cost of feed per steer 32 49 



Amount of meal eaten per lot of 4 steers lbs. 5,249 



