540 



EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



4 GEORGE V., A. 1914 



Group ISTo. 3 was fed in the bluff toward the western boundary of the farm, 

 wire at liberty to run free practically over a half section of land and had access to 

 the straw stacks, and were fed green feed on the ground. They watered at a small 

 lake, through the ice. 



The grain mixture used this year consisted of wheat, oats and barley, mixed in 

 the proportion of one-fifth wheat, two-fifths oats and two-fifths barley, finely ground. 

 The chop was charged at one cent per pound, the green feed at $10 per ton, hay at 

 $10 per ton, salt at cost, and the straw consumed per head has been estimated at 

 one ton per steer and charged at $2 per ton. 



The labour cost has not been charged against the steers in the table nor are 

 they credited with the manure produced. It has been found from a number of ex- 

 periments conducted at this Station, that manure is well worth $1 per ton applied. 

 It can be applied for 25 cents per ton. It would appear fair, therefore, to credit the 

 steers with the manure produced at 75 cents per ton, in the yard. The manure pro- 

 duced by the cattle fed inside, weighed 140,400 pounds. In comparing the value 

 of manure from the three groups, it would be well to remember, however, that the 

 manure from group Xo. 1 can be more cheaply collected than that from those fed 

 outside, where it has been deposited over a wider area; mostly about the stacks, it 

 is true, but still a part of it will be lost. Group No. 1 required 261 hours 30 

 minutes labour to attend to them for 109 days; group No. 2 required 64 hours 15 

 minutes, while on group No. 3, 50 hours of labour were expended. Those who are 

 not in a position to realize on the fertilizer value of farm-yard manure, should 

 charge the labour against the cattle at current wages. 



The following tables give further details in regard to this experiment: — 



No. of Steers in lot 



First weight November 25, 1912 Lb. 



M ii average « 



Finished weight, 12 steers n 



n ii average i 



Tofal gain in 109 days u 



A verage gain per steer i 



Average daily gain per steer n 



M II II II lOt • II 



( ; : oss cost of feed $ 



Cost of 100 pounds gain <> 



Selling price, 10 steers, 7h cents per pound live weight, 



less 5 per cent i 



Selling price, 2 steers, 6 cents per pound n 



Profit on 12 steers ■ 



Profit per steer n 



Average value of steer at start h 



H selling price per steer ■■ 



H increase in value n 



ii cost of feed per steer n 



Amount of meal eaten Lb 



n hay eaten n 



n green feed eaten i 



ii straw eaten i 



n salt eaten i 



No. 1. 



12 



13,225 



1,102 



15,232 



1,269 



2,007 



167 



153 



18 36 



219 53 



10 94 



923 85 

 135 96 

 131 42 



10 95 



59 07 



8S 32 



29 25 



18 30 

 12,234 



1,730 



11,205 



24,000 



110 



No. 2. 



12 

 12,765 

 l,063g 

 15,118 

 1,260 

 2,353 

 196 

 1-79 

 21-48 

 224 35 

 9 53 



1,077 15 



168 60 

 14 05 

 57 01 

 89 76 

 32 75 

 18 70 



12,383 

 1,763 



11,677 



24,000 

 25 



No. 3. 



12 



12,550 



1,046 



14,304 



1,192 



1,754 



146 



1-34 

 16 08 

 224 70 

 12 81 



1,019 17 



121 79 



10 15 



56 06 



84 93 



28 87 



18 72 

 13,382 



1,291 



10,635 



24,000 



20 



