RETORT OF THE AGRICULTURIST 281 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



TWO-YEAR OLDS. 



Number of steers in lot 9 



First weight, gross 8,730 lbs. 



First weight, average 070 " 



Finished weight, gross 11,720 ' ; 



Finished weight, average 1,302 " 



Total gain in 203 days 2,990 " 



Average gain per steer 332 " 



Daily gain for lot, 9 steers 11-23 " 



Daily gain per steer 1 -58 " 



Gross cost of feed $170 70 



Cost of 100 pounds gain 5 71 



Cost of steers, 9 at $34 30G 00 



Total cost to produce beef, $306+$170.71 470 70 



Sold 11.134 pounds at $5 per ewt 550 70 



Profit on lot • 80 00 



Net profit per steer 8 S8 



Average cost price per steer 34 00 



Average selling price per steer 61 85 



Average increase in value 27 S5 



Average cost of feed per steer IS 90 



THREE-YEAR OLDS. 



Number of steers in lot 9 



First weight, gross . . 10,950 lbs. 



First weight, average 1,217 " 



Finished weight, gross 14,175 " 



Finished weight, average 1,575 " 



Total gain in 203 days 3,225 " 



Average gain per steer 358 " 



Daily gain for lot, 9 steers 15 "88 " 



Daily gain per steer 1*76 " 



Gross cost of feed $205 41 



Cost of 100 lbs. gain 6 37 



Cost of steers, 10,403 lbs. at $4.25 per ewt 437 13 



Total cost to produce beef, $437.17+ $205.41 642 5S 



Sold, 13,467 lbs. at $5.12j per ewt 690 21 



Profit on lot 47 63 



Net profit per steer 5 29 



Average cost price per steer 48 57 



Average selling price per steer 76 69 



Average increase in value 28 12 



Average cost of feed per steer 22 S2 



TIED VERSUS LOOSE. 



As it is impossible to speak positively from one experiment along any given line, 

 it was decided to continue the Tied versus Loose feeding test for several years. 



In the record of the experiments conducted along this line last year, as shown 

 in the report for 1900, page 75, the steers fed tied did better than those fed loose. 

 This year the results show a margin in favour of the steers fed loose as contrasted 

 with a similar lot fed tied. The steers in the various experiments were sold to go 



