74 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



2 GEORGE V., A. 1912 



Valued, 5,105 lbs. at $6.50 per 100 lbs., less 5 per cent 342 97 



Profit 42 98 



Profit per steer 8 59 



Average valuation per steer to start. 28 01 



Average selling price per steer. 68 59 



Average increase in value 40 58 



Average cost of feed per steer 31 98 



Amount of meal eaten per lot of 5 steers lbs. 7,764 



Amount of ensilage and roots eaten " 33,668 



Amount of bay eaten " 6,650 



Amount of straw eaten " 3,759 



Meal consisted of bran, 4,658-4 lbs.; gluten, 1,552-8 lbs.; oil cake meal, 1,552-8 

 lbs. Roughage was clover bay, corn ensilage, turnips, mangels and oat straw. Roots 

 were fed during winter montbs only. Tbey were pulped and mixed with ensilage in 

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



Lot 5. 



Number of steers in lot 3 



First weight, gross, April 1, 1910 lbs. 1,252 



First weight, average " 417-3 



Finished weight, gross, January 1C, 1311 " 2,770 



Finished weight, average " 923 



Total gain in 290 days " 1,518 



Average gain per steer " 506 



Daily gain per steer " 1-74 



Daily gain per lot, 3 steers " 5-22 



Gross cost of feed $ 99 31 



Cost of 100 lbs. gain ets. 6-54 



Valuation put on beef, April 1, 1910 $ 62 60 



Total cost to produce beef 161 91 



Value, 2,770 lbs. at, $6.50 per 100 lbs., less 5 per cent . . 171 03 



Profit 9 12 



Profit per steer 3 04 



Average valuation per steer to start 20 86 



Average selling price por steer 57 01 



Average increase in value 36 15 



Average cost of feed per steer 33 10 



Amount of meal eaten per lot of 3 steers lbs. 5,290 



Amount of ensilage and roots eaten " 18,730 



Amount of hay eaten ' 3,185 



Amount of straw eaten " 2,190 



Meal consisted of bran, 3,174 lbs.; gluten, 1,058 lbs.; oil cake meal 1,058 lbs. 

 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 



Owing to the fact that on January 16, some of the steers from different lots were 

 sold, and some others purchased, a re-grouping was necessary. The purchased steers 

 were put into thu pens on January 28, and for that reason the following lots are 

 reported upon from that date, rather than from January 16. 



