530 EXPERIMENTAL FARM* 



4 GEORGE V., A. 1914 



Finished weight, gross lb. 2,795 



Finished weight, average " l,397i 



Total gain in 100 days " 310 



Average gain per steer " 155 



Daily gain per uteer " 1-55 



Daily gain per lot " 3-1 



Gross cost of feed $ 38 51 



Cost of 1 pound gain els. 12 42 



Value of beef at beginning of experiment $ 173 95 



Total cost at end of experiment $ 212 46 



Selling price, at 7| cents per pound , $ 216 75 



Profit $ 429 



Profit per steer $ 2 14 



Average valuation per steer to start $ 86 97-J 



Average selling price at finish $ 108 37^ 



Average increase in value $ 21 40 



Average cost of feed per steer $ 19 25} 



Amount of meal eaten by lot lb. 1,63S 2 



Amount of roots and ensilage eaten ** 12,220 



Amount of hay eaten „ " 1,660 



Deductions. — No deductions of a definite nature can be drawn from a feeding test 

 where the types, condition, sexes, and number of days on test were so lacking in 

 uniformity. Nevertheless, it is interesting to note the following : — 



1. There is a good margin of profit in finishing steers when the feeding period is 

 not extended over a too great a time. 



2. That the type of steer commonly found throughout this province, although, 

 more of dairy than of beef conformation, may be profitably finished by stall feeding! 

 on a short keep. 



3. Finished steers will continue to make gains, but at a much smaller margin of 

 profit than formerly. 



These and other phases of steer feeding will be taken up more extensively during 

 the coming years, and it is hoped that valuable and conclusive data may be obtained. 



