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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



1-2 EDWARD VII., A. 1902 



EXPERIMENT I. — SUMMARY FOR 1001 — LOT II. FULL FATTENING RATION. 



Period. 



1st, 8 weeks 



2nd, 8 ,. 



3rd, 8 i> 



4th, 8 i. 



5th, 8 .. 



6th, 12 n 



Statement for year 



Total 

 Gain of 



Lot. 



Lbs. 



660 

 609 

 469 

 467 

 320 

 935 



3,460 



Cost 



to Feed 



Lot. 



$ cts. 



16 10 

 19 40 

 24 25 

 27 75 

 24 75 

 45 60 



157 75 



Cost 



of 1 pound 



Gain. 



Cents. 



244 

 314 

 517 

 5 94 

 7 73 

 4-87 



455 



Cost to 



Feed 1 Steer 



1 day. 



Cents. 



575 

 692 

 866 

 991 

 8-84 

 10 85 



853 



Weight 



at beginning 



of Period. 



Lbs. 



2,165 

 2,825 

 3,434 

 3,903 

 4,370 

 4,690 



5,625* 



*Weight November 30, 1901. 



SHEEP. 



The breeding flocks include the following animals of the Shropshire and Leices- 

 ter breeds : — 



Shropshires : — 



1 ram (imp.), 18 months old. 



1 ram lamb, 6 months old. 



2 ewes (imp., 1899), 2£ years old. 



2 ewes, 2i years old. 



5 ewes (imp., 1901), l£ years old. 



4 ewe lambs (imp., 1901), 8 months old. 



3 ewe lambs, home bred, 6 months old. 



Leicesters : — 



1 ram lamb, ' Stanisson,' 8 months old. 



1 ewe, 5£ years old. 

 3 ewes, 4i years old. 



2 ewes, 2£ years old. 

 2 ewes, l£ years old. 



2 ewe lambs, 6 months old. 



Besides the above, there are three grades which are being experimented upon for 

 breeding purposes. 



The lamb crop the past spring was not so good as that for 1900, but the lambs 

 have done much better during the past summer, and a number of good animals have 

 been sold or retained for breeding purposes. 



Several of the best Shropshire flocks in Great Britain were visited during the 

 summer. At Mr. Minton's annual ram sale one of the top shearling rams was secured. 



From the famous flock of Mr. Mansell were secured 5 shearling ewes and 4 ewe 

 lambs. These, it is hoped, may constitute the foundation of a good flock. 



The Leicester ram, Stanisson, was secured from Mr. A. W. Smith, Maple Lodge, 

 Ont. He was a winner at the Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, this year. 



As in preceding years, the sheep were pastured on a small, stony field. This was 

 supplemented by rape and some clover. 



