282 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



1-2 EDWARD VII., A. 1902 



June 3, 1901. Up till May the records of the two lots showed a margin in favour of 

 the tied steers, hut from that date till the shipping day, June 3, the loose steers kept 

 gaining on the tied steers, till they stood, as indicated in the records which follow : — 



Not Dehorned, Tied (3 years old.) 



Number of steers in lot 



First weight, gross 10,171 lbs. 



First weight, average 1,130 " 



Finished weight, gross 13,285 a 



Finished weight, average 1,476 " 



Total gain in 203 days 3,114 " 



Average gain per steer 346 " 



Daily gain for lot of 9 steers 15-34 " 



Daily gain per steer 1*70 " 



Gross cost of feed $205 41 



Cost of 100 pounds gain 6 60 



Cost of steers, 9,663 pounds at $4.25 per ewt 410 63 



Total cost to produce beef, $410.68+$205.41 616 09 



Sold, 12.621 pounds at $5.12} per cwt 646 20 



Profit on lot 30 11 



Net profit per steer 3 34 



Average cost per steer 45 63 



Average selling price per steer 71 80 



Average increase in value 26 17 



Average cost of feed per steer 22 82 



Dehorned, Loose (3-year olds). 



Number of steers in lot 9 



First weight, gross 10,583 lbs. 



First weight, average 1,175 



Finished weight, gross 13,845 



Finished weight, average 1,538 



Total gain in 203 days 3,262 " 



Average gain per steer 363 



Daily gain of lot of 9 steers 16 '07 " 



Daily gain per steer 1*78 



Gross cost of feed $213 74 



Cost of 100 pounds gain 6 55 



Cost of steers, 10,054 pounds at $4.25 per cwt 427 29 



Total cost to produce beef, $427.29+$213.74 641 03 



Sold, 13,153 pounds at $5,121 per cwt 674 09 



Profit on lot 



Net profit per steer 



Average cost price per steer 



Average selling price per steer 



Average increase in value 



Average cost of feed per steer 



LARGE versus SMALL LOTS, LOOSE. 



As indicated in last year's report, an experiment to gain some information as to 

 the advisability of feeding few or many steers together, loose, has been tried. The 

 data obtained from this experiment would indicate that 6 was the most suitable num- 



