742 



was 53 days old, one Sliortborn ytn» 14 days old, the others were all 

 less thau 9 days old. The animals are to be fed unti 12 years old. 

 The report is here given for the first 12 mouths of feeding. 



During tlie first mouths the animals were kept in box stalls and 

 were fed milk, grain (ground peas, oats, wheat screenings, and bran), 

 cut hay, and green fodder in season (oats aud peas, clover and millet). 

 The grain was fed dry with the hay. The aim was to give each animal 

 about the same amount of gTain, but this was not strictly adhered to. 

 Whole milk was given in every case, except that of one Shorthorn, 

 which received skim milk. 



During the second (J months the animals were tied in stalls and 

 allowed about an hour's exercise daily. They were fed cut hay, green 

 fodder, sliced turnips, and mangel- wurzels, and grain consisting during 

 the first 3 months of four parts l)y weight each of ground in'us, 

 ground oats, wheat screenings, and bran, and three parts of oil cake, 

 and during the last three months of two parts each of ground peas and 

 oats and one part of bran. The estimates of the cost of the food are 

 based on the foUowing prices: 



Hay per ton.. $5.00 



Grecu fodder do.... 2.00 



Bniii do.... 12.80 



Oil cake do .... 26. 66 



Oats per IhikIicI.. 0. 25 



Peas per bushel . . $0. 47 



Wheat streeniugs do 0. 30 



Roots do 0. (W 



Whole milk per 100 pounds.. 0. liO 



Skim milk do 0. 15 



At the end of the first year the grade animals were valufd by 

 experts at prices varying from 4.75 to 5..") cents per pound live weight 

 for the dillerent animals, and the native at 3.75 cents. The financial 

 statement at the dose of the fust year stood as follows: 



Financial results of 1 year's feeding. 



Grades. 



(Jalloway 



Shorthorn (fed whole milk). 



AbertliM-n Poll 



Hert'lord 



Devon 



Holsteiu 



Avpragp (grailos of six lirci'dsi) 



Shorlhorii (led skiin milk) 



Siruli or unlive 



Cost of^ 



AninL-U 



»t 



birth. 



$2.00 

 'J. W 

 I'.OO 

 2.1X1 

 2.00 

 2.00 



Foo<l. 



2.00 

 2.00 

 l.OO 



47. .W 

 4.1. (»2 

 4C.47 

 41. C2 



48. .'>3 



42.40 

 29.59 

 39. Gl 



Att<>nd 

 ancc. 



$5.6.1 

 .1. 6.-J 

 .■>. 8a 

 5. &! 

 5.KI 

 5.63 



5.6.3 

 5.63 

 5.63 



Total 

 coat. 



$34.85 

 55.16 

 50.65 

 M. 1(1 

 49. 2.1 

 56.16 



Value of— 



Ani- 

 mal. 



$44.00 

 48.95 

 39.59 

 49.50 

 44.17 

 41.94 



50, 03 44. 69 

 37. 22 40. 28 

 46. 24 27. 13 



Ma- 

 nure. 



$6.00 

 6.00 

 C.(KI 

 6.tK) 

 6. (HI 

 6.00 



6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 



Total 

 value. 



$50.00 

 54.95 

 45. 59 

 55. 50 

 50.17 

 47.94 



50.69 

 46.28 

 33.13 



Gain (+) 



or 

 Lo6s(— ). 



+ $15.15 



— 0. 21 



— 5. (Hi 

 + 1.40 

 -t- 0.92 



— 8.22 



■4- 0.66 

 -f- 9.06 

 — 13.11 



It will bo observed that [.at the prices charged] the aiiiinal fed on skim milk cost 

 $12.81 le.ss than the .average grade fed on whole milk, and $9.02 les.s than the native 

 or scrub, whereas he gave a net gain of $9.72 in advance of the former and of $22.17 

 in advance of the lalter. While the native or scrub cost $.3.79 less than the average 

 grade, the net return given V)y him was also $17.56 less; that is to say, he cost $1.3.77 

 more thau the former when 1 year old. He not only made the lowest gain per day, 

 but was also rated the lowest by the valuators. 



