REPORT OF MR. R. ROBERTSON 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



LIMITED GROWING RATION — SIX STEERS, CALVES. 



365 



Period 1000. 



Oct. 1 to Nov. 1. 



Nov. 1 to Dec. 1 



May 16 to June 1 . . . 

 June 1 to July 1 . . . . 

 July 1 tD August 1. . 

 August 1 to Sept. 1.. 



Sept. 1 to Oct. 1 . . . . 



Daily Ration per Calf. 



8 lbs. whole milk .... 

 12 lbs. skim-milk 



8 lbs. whole milk 



12 lbs. skim-milk 



20 lbs. skim-milk 



^ lb. cream equivalent. 



20 lbs. skim-milk 



h lb. cream equivalent 

 5 lb. bran and oil cake 

 2 lbs. hay 



10 lbs. skim-milk 



h H». cream equivalent. 

 I, lb. bran and oil cake 

 2 lbs. hay 



5 lbs. ensilage 



h, lb. crushed oats 



h lb. bran and oil cake 

 2 lbs. hay 



10 lbs. loots 



^ lb. crushed oats 



\ lb. bran and oil cake 

 2 lbs. hay 



Amount fed 

 during period. 



Lbs. 



720 

 1,080 



1,440 



2,160 



3,720 

 93 



3,720 

 03 

 03 



Of 1 



1,800 



00 



00 



360 



030 

 03 

 03 



372 



1,800 



00 



00 



360 



Cost. 



$ cts. 



7 20 

 1 62 



5 5S 

 3 25 



03 



1 40 



2 70 



3 15 



90 



1 44 



93 

 03 



03 



1 40 



1 80 

 90 



90 



1 44 



8 82 



17 64 



8 83 



11 25 



8 19 



4 28 



5 04 

 64 05 



LIMITED GROWING RATION — SIX STEERS — CALVES. 



Period 1900. 



May 16 to June 1 . . . 



June 1 to July 1 



July 1 to August 1. 

 A-ugust I to Sept. 1. . 



Sept. 1 to Oct. 1 



Oct. 1 to Nov. 1 



Nov. 1 to Dec. 1 



Weight 

 at Start. 



Lbs. 



920 

 1,010 

 1,260 

 1,540 

 1,805 

 2,005 

 2,220 



Weight 

 at Finish. 



Lbs. 



1,010 

 1,260 

 1,540 

 1,805 

 2,005 

 2,220 

 2,375 



Gain. 



Lbs. 



90 



250 

 280 

 205 

 200 

 215 

 155 



Total gain, May 16th to December 1st . 



Weight at start 



ii finish 



Daily rate of gain per steer. . . 



Cost of 1 lb. gain 



ii feed per day per steer 

 „ feed of lot, 198 days.. 



1,455 lbs. 



920 i. 

 2,375 ,, 



1 22 lbs. 

 440 cts. 



539 „ 



$64 05 



