RETORT OF MR. R. ROBERTSON 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



COST OF 1 STEER PER DAY FOR ENTIRE PERIOD. 



363 



Original weight 34,025 lbs. steer at 4Jc. per lb $1,403 53 



Weight at finish, 42,315 lbs. at 5Jc. per lb 2,168 64 



Balance 



"65 11 



Cost of feed for lot, 135 days 615 30 



Net profit 149 81 



Daily rate of gain per steer 2 19 



Cost of 1 lb. gain 7 ' 42c. 



.1 feed per day per steer 16 ' 27c. 



Profit per steer $5 . 35 



STEER-CALF EXPERIMENTS. 



With a view to getting some particulars as to the cost of a beef bullock when 

 ready for market, and also a comparison of limited and full feeding, twelve shorthorn 

 grade calves were brought early in May, and divided into two groups of six each. 

 Lot No. 1 was fed what is termed a ' full fattening ration.' 

 Lot No. 2 was fed what is termed a ' limited growing ration.' 



In estimating the cost of feeding calves, the following values were placed on the 

 various feeds :- 



mils. 



New milk, $1 per 100 pounds. 



Skim milk, 15 cents per 100 pounds. 



Bibby's Cream Equivalent, $3.50 per 100 pounds. 



Wheat bran, 95 cents per 100 pounds. 



Crushed oats, $1 per 100 pounds. 



Roots or ensilage, 10 cents per 100 pounds. 



Hay, $8 per ton. 



